# NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN18LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA173.md): Grumman American Avn. AA 1B · Hamilton, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 2018 · N6550L · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA17FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA299.md): Grumman AA1 · Portland, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2017 · N8866L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA247.md): Grumman American Avn. AA · Flushing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 28, 2017 · N9613L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s unstabilized approach and subsequent failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB WPR16FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA124.md): Grumman American Avn. AA 1B · Hawthorne, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 2016 · N4SU · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to land the airplane on the remaining runway when a sufficient rate of climb could not be attained. Contributing to the accident was a reduction of available engine power due to severe camshaft lobe wear.
- [NTSB CEN16LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA134.md): Grumman American Avn. AA 1B · Stephenville, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 2016 · N8883L · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management.
- [NTSB ERA14FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA260.md): Grumman American Avn. AA1B · Chester, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 2014 · N8890L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate inflight fuel monitoring, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the loose fuel cap, which allowed fuel to syphon out in flight.
- [NTSB CEN13CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA515.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B · Valparaiso, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2013 · N5538B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN13FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA060.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B · Burlington, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 2012 · N6273L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.
- [NTSB ERA12CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA523.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B · Bedford, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2012 · N9858L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing and subsequent go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to shutoff the carburetor heat during the attempted go-around and the weight at which the airplane was…
- [NTSB ERA09FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA235.md): Grumman AA-1B · Chesnee, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 2009 · N8998L · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate inflight fuel planning and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while descending for a forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN09FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA195.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B · Golden, NM · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 2009 · N9646L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's recent usage of alcohol and his subsequent impairment.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3960103')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '470' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence?model=3960103

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