# Accident 19741229042639A: Grumav AA1B, Melville, NY, December 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1974
- Place: Melville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.7824° N, 73.4088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7824&lon=-73.4088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6216L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6216L-2018-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-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: 82 total, 38 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741229042639A

## 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 NYC75FHJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ24), Dec 29, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-B (N6216L), Melville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6216L (1)

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

- [Accident 20170801015679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170801015679A), Aug 1, 2017: American AA-1B (N6216L), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed. On August 1, 2017 aircraft n 6216L, a Grumman AA-1B, departed Deer Valley Airport (dvt) on runway 25L, at approximately 12:45 pm local time. The air traffic…

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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