# Accident 19741229042629A: Grumav AA1A, Newark, CA, December 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1974
- Place: Newark, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 37.5039° N, 122.0323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5039&lon=-122.0323&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9443L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9443L-1975-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75AP028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741229042629A

## Narrative

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

LOST CTL DRG LOW ALT WING OVR.CRASHED IN SALT EVAPORATIVE TANK.

## 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 OAK75AP028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP028), Dec 29, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-A (N9443L), Newark, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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