# Accident 19750305004469A: Grumav AA1B, Tucson, AZ, March 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1975
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8974L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8974L-2018-01-17) (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: 824 total, 108 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DUJ67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750305004469A

## Narrative

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

HIT BANK LDG IN STREET.

## 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 LAX75DUJ67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ67), Mar 5, 1975: Amer Avco AA1-B (N8974L), Tucson, AZ, 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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