# Accident 19740821026539A: Grumav AA5, Elko, NV, August 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1974
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.8250° N, 115.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKO RGNL (EKO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8250&lon=-115.7913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9520L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9520L-1994-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DXQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740821026539A

## Narrative

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

USED 80 PCT OF RWY BFOR ATTMPTD ABORT. WG HIT RWY LT. DENSITY ALT ABT 6000FT.

## 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 OAK75DXQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ18), Aug 21, 1974: Amer Avco AA-5 (N9520L), Elko, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9520L (1)

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

- [Accident 19930515013939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930515013939A), May 15, 1993: Gulstm AA5 (N9520L), Visalia, CA, Destroyed. Struck wires flying over a river. Wire impact caused a fire in aircraft. Landed in field. Test positive for alcohol

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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