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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumav AA-1B · Grand Isle, LA · April 23, 1981

Date
April 23, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Grand Isle, LA
Airport
Grand Terre Islan
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8985L
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DRD19
Reported as
Grumav AA1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,521 total0 in this make and model187 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose gear collapsed as a result of hard landing. Aircraft flipped inverted.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AS A RESULT OF HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.