# Incident 19810910067249I: Grumav AA1B, Columbia, PA, September 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1981, 01:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0349° N, 76.4959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0349&lon=-76.4959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9629L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9629L) (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: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810910067249I

## Narrative

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

NIGHT INSTRUCTION CROSS COUNTRY RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED IN FIELD. PULLED AIRCRAFT OUT. FUELED. FLYAWAY.

## Other reports on N9629L (1)

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

- [Incident 19940609028699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940609028699I), Jun 9, 1994: Gulstm AA1B (N9629L), Fitchburg, MA, Minor damage. Student made hard landing on nose wheel. Nose gear prop and wing tip 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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