# NTSB investigations: American AA-1, 1983

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 MKC84LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA020.md): American AA1 · Wiota, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1983 · N5762L · Substantial damage
  > The acft was in cruise flt at aprx 2500 ft when the eng lost power. The plt was able to restart the eng, but it ran only momentarily, then quit again. The best available place for a forced landing was a muddy, plowed field. During the landing roll, the acft…
- [NTSB NYC83LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA223.md): American AA-1 · Dunkirk, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1983 · N5686L · Substantial damage
  > At aprx 0955 EDT, the plt took off from schenectady, NY with 24 gal of fuel on board. About 2 1/2 hrs later, while on a downwind to land at Dunkirk, NY, he applied carburetor heat & then the eng lost power. The carburetor heat was shut off & a restart was…
- [NTSB LAX83LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA381.md): Grumman American AA1 · Bishop, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1983 · N6105L · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed hard during a forced landing and collapsed the landing gear pilot reported that 10-15 minutes after takeoff he experienced pitch control problems. He was unable to turn the acft and made a forced landing straight ahead. The pilot stated that…
- [NTSB CHI83FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FAMS1.md): Grumman AA-1 · Manitowoc, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Jul 9, 1983 · N6214L · Destroyed
  > The acft disappeared from radar contact while over lake Michigan. This acft had departed baltimore MD at 1142 CDT to flyto Manitowoc, WI. The last enroute stop for fuel was at muskegon mi at 2040 CDT. The weather was VMC but the night was dark. No flt plan…
- [NTSB ATL83FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA230.md): Grumman AA1 · Locust Grove, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1983 · N5941L · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed during a forced landing after the engine quit while the flt was in cruise at 3000 ft. the pilot stated that he experienced what was described as a drop in oil pressure followed by a complete power failure. The pilot attempted a forced landing…
- [NTSB NYC83LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA138.md): Grumman American AA-1 · Mechanicsburg, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1983 · N5962L · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed during takeoff and was destroyed when it slid over logs in the roll-out area. The pilot had 3 hours in the make and model of acft. Takeoff was from a private grass airstrip which was rough and uphill in the direction of takeoff. When a crash…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1983
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0630610'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0630610&year=1983

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