# Accident 19741016033109A: Grumav AA1B, Elko, NV, October 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1974
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- 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: N6289L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6289L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 34 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DXQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741016033109A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK75DXQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ28), Oct 16, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-B (N6289L), Elko, NV, 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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