# Incident 19860328057899I: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, Newberg, OR, March 28, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Sportsmans
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3066° N, 122.9608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newberg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3066&lon=-122.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9646L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9646L-2017-03-21) (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)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 92 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328057899I

## Narrative

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

HEARD A NOISE AFTER TAKEOFF LIKE HAIL STRIKING THE AIRCRAFT. FOUND SHOTGUN PELLET HOLES IN FUSELAGE.

## Other reports on N9646L (1)

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

- [Accident 20090309002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090309002439A), Mar 9, 2009: Amrgen AA1B (N9646L), Golden, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On March 09, 2009 at about 0540 mt, a Grumman AA1B, N9646L registered to the pilot, collided with terrain about 1 mile east of the intersection of state hwy 14…

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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