# Accident 19741107038569A: Grumav AA1B, Port Arthur, TX, November 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1974
- Place: Port Arthur, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.8988° N, 93.9288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Arthur, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8988&lon=-93.9288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9880L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9880L) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,807 total, 46 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DRA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741107038569A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN TALL MARSH GRASS

## 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 FTW75DRA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA13), Nov 7, 1974: Amer Avco AA-1B (N9880L), Port Arthur, TX, 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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