# Incident 19810921079729I: Grumav AA1C, TX, September 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1981, 13:35 local time
- Place: TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9889U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9889U-2012-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 275 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810921079729I

## Narrative

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

ZA PLOT HAD A FORCE LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. HIT A DITCH. ENGINE INDICATED POOR MAINTENANCE.

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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