# Accident 19740714023189A: Grumav AA1A, Bowdoinham, ME, July 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1974
- Place: Bowdoinham, ME
- Airport: Merrymeeting
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.0000° N, 69.8871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRYMEETING FLD (08B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0000&lon=-69.8871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9362L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9362L-1976-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740714023189A

## Narrative

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

HIT TELFON POLES.

## 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 NYC75DNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC03), Jul 14, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-A (N9362L), Bowdoinham, ME, substantial damage

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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