# Accident 19741114037589A: Grumav AA1B, Norton, KS, November 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1974
- Place: Norton, KS
- Airport: Norton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.8505° N, 99.8947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTON MUNI (NRN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8505&lon=-99.8947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9971L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9971L) (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: 80 total, 54 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DCQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741114037589A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR FAILED IN GOOSE NECK AREA ABV WHEEL.

## 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 MKC75DCQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ23), Nov 14, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9971L), Norton, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9971L (1)

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

- [Incident 19961112040599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961112040599I), Nov 12, 1996: Gulstm AA1B (N9971L), Blairstown, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: during landing at Blairstown Airport, Blairstown, NJ (1N7) the aircraft bounced twice causing minor damage to the aircraft. The pilot was uninjured.…

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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