# Accident 19741012033799A: Grumav AA5, Avalon, CA, October 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1974
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Airport In The Sky
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 33.3440° N, 118.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3440&lon=-118.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5870L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5870L-1975-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 10 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012033799A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED INTO ROCKY DWN SLOPE.

## 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 LAX75FUA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA11), Oct 12, 1974: Amer Avco AA-5 (N5870L), Avalon, 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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