# Accident 19740616017909A: Grumav AA5, Chula Vista, CA, June 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1974
- Place: Chula Vista, CA
- Airport: Sd Brown Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 32.6400° N, 117.0842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chula Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6400&lon=-117.0842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7109L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7109L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740616017909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENG PWR LOSS DUE FATIGUE CARB HEAT CTL CABLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX74FUM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM37), Jun 16, 1974: Amer Avco AA-5 (N7109L), Chula Vista, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7109L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090722014559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090722014559I), Jul 22, 2009: Amrgen AA5 (N7109L), New Smyrna Bea, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On July 22, 2009, at approximately 1900 EDT, a gruman tiger, model AA-5, N7109L, serial # AA5-0409, departed ormond Beach municipal airport, ormond,…
- [Accident 19871122066539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122066539A), Nov 22, 1987: Gulstm AA5 (N7109L), Thomson, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck powerlines while maneuvering at a low altitude. Was able to return to airport and land.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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