# Accident 19980823021609A: Amrgen AA1B, Marston Mills, MA, August 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1998, 11:25 local time
- Place: Marston Mills, MA
- Airport: Cape Cod Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6853° N, 70.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE COD (2B1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6853&lon=-70.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9933L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9933L-1999-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980823021609A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WHEN IT OVER SHOT THE RWY AND LANDED IN THE WOODS. (-23) PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND BECAUSE OF A POOR LANDING, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND DESCENDED THROUGH THE TREES TO THE OTHER SIDE OF A BUSY ROAD WHERE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AGAINST THE TREES.

## 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 NYC98LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA171), Aug 23, 1998: Grumman American AA-1B (N9933L), Marston Mills, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and his delayed go-around.

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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