# Accident 19740803023899A: Grumav AA1, Palo Alto, CA, August 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1974
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5926L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5926L-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740803023899A

## Narrative

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

BOTH MAGS FAILED WITHIN TWO MIN.

## 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 OAK75FVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVM05), Aug 3, 1974: Amer Avco AA1 (N5926L), Palo Alto, CA, 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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