# Accident 19801201071219A: Grumav AA1A, Clinton, LA, December 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1980, 17:15 local time
- Place: Clinton, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8617° N, 91.0155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8617&lon=-91.0155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9314L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9314L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 921 total, 27 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201071219A

## Narrative

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

CHOSE TO LAND IN A FIELD DUE TO WORSENING WEATHER. OVERSHOT LANDING AREA, STRUCK FENCE.

## 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 FTW81DRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD09), Dec 1, 1980: Grum-Amer AA-1A (N9314L), Clinton, LA, 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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