# Accident 19740721026749A: Grumav AA1B, Fargo, ND, July 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1974
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4SU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4SU-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 11 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FTG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740721026749A

## Narrative

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

L FUEL CELL EMPTY. R FUEL CELL FOUR GAL OF FUEL.SELECTOR SWITCHED FM L TO R AFTER PWR LOSS.

## 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 MKC75FTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FTG05), Jul 21, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-B (N4SU), Fargo, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4SU (2)

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

- [Accident 20160610010259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160610010259A), Jun 10, 2016: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B (N4SU), Hawthorne, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On June 10, 2016, at 1710 PST a Grumman American aviation corporation AA-1B, N4SU, was destroyed when it impacted a residence after takeoff from Jack northrup…
- [Incident 19800405047779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405047779I), Apr 5, 1980: Grumav TR2 (N4SU), Banning, CA, Minor damage. Propeller blade separated. Aircraft landed in field.

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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