# Accident 19740624044429A: Grumav G1159, Kline, SC, June 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1974
- Place: Kline, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.1253° N, 81.3421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kline, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1253&lon=-81.3421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N720Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N720Q-1975-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-1159 (registry code 3953505, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-1159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G1159
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA74AZ022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740624044429A

## Narrative

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

UNWANTED EXTSN OF GND & FLT SPOILERS,PBLY DUE SHORT IN EXTEND CKT.L GND SPOILER ACT FAILED IN FLT.

## 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 DCA74AZ022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ022), Jun 24, 1974: Grumman G-1159 (N720Q), Kline, SC, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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