# Accident 19751101036559A: Grumav AA1B, Amarillo, TX, November 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1975
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewind
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6516L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6516L) (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: 204 total, 17 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751101036559A

## Narrative

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

CARB HEAT IN FULL HOT POS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6516L (1)

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

- [Incident 20251203020389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251203020389I), Dec 3, 2025: Grumman AA-1B (N6516L), Sussex, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot preflighted the aircraft that morning and no faults were found. Took off out of greenwood lake airport with the intentions of performing basic pilot…

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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