# Accident 19741014037019A: Grumav AA1A, Davis, CA, October 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1974
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: Yolo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.5794° N, 121.8569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YOLO COUNTY (DWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5794&lon=-121.8569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6399L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6399L-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 15 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FVG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741014037019A

## Narrative

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

INADV OPENING OF CHEST CHUTE FOULED STABILIZER AND CAUSED ITS SEPARATION.ACFT OVER APRT,LND OK.

## 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 OAK75FVG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG29), Oct 14, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-A (N6399L), Davis, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6399L (1)

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

- [Accident 19850508019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850508019159A), May 8, 1985: Gulstm AA1A (N6399L), Sweetwater, TX, Destroyed. Engine failed on downwind due to fuel exhaustion in selected tank. Nosed over during rollout 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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