# NTSB investigations: American AA-1A: Loss of control - in flight

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 FTW03FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA071.md): Grumman American AA-1A · Shreveport, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 2003 · N9226L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall.
- [NTSB NYC01LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA019.md): American AA-1A · White Plains, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 2000 · N9375L · Substantial damage
  > An improperly planned approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB IAD00LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA048.md): Grumman American AA-1A · Northampton, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2000 · N6340L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC98LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA144.md): American AA-1A · Madison, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1998 · N9418L · Destroyed
  > Was the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing. A factor was the winds which were variable and gusty.
- [NTSB ATL98LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA034.md): American General AA-1A · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1998 · N6364L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed.
- [NTSB CHI89DET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DET04.md): American AA-1A · Bluffton, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Apr 15, 1989 · N9479L · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate airspeed resulting in a stall/spin by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were: a tailwind and wrong runway selected by the pilot.
- [NTSB CHI89FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA027.md): Gulfstream AA1A · North Vernon, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1988 · N9396L · Destroyed
  > The aircraft was observed to make a high speed low level pass adjacent to the runway and a climbing left turn away from the airport, heading north. A witness in a field north of the airport reported seeing the aircraft descending from a low altitude, level…
- [NTSB FTW87FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA041.md): American AA-1A · Robertson, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 1986 · N9493L · Destroyed
  > Witnesses stated that the aircraft was circling the top of a 94 ft tall oil well makeover rig when it descended below their line of sight. Another witness a mile away stated that the aircraft began spinning before ground impact. No evidence of any malfunction…
- [NTSB DEN86LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA247.md): Grumman AA-1A · Chinook, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1986 · N6401L · Substantial damage
  > The acft took off on a 3900-foot dry asphalt rwy. An uncommanded left yaw developed which the plt was unable to counter. The acft struck a fence off the left side of the rwy and nosed over.
- [NTSB MKC84LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA273.md): American AA-1A · Pleasant Hill, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1984 · N7262L · Destroyed
  > The acft settled into 10-15 ft tall trees during takeoff. The rwy was 1200 ft long and the wind was 2 KTS. The plt said the trees should be cut as a preventive measure. The plt also said there were no problems with the acft.
- [NTSB NYC84FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA039.md): American AA-1A · Wellsville, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1983 · N81YB · Destroyed
  > Prior to the flt, the plt stated that he would be flying foraprx 1/2 hr. Aprx 25 min after takeoff, ground witnesses northeast of the arpt observed the acft on a westerly heading, turning toward the arpt. Shortly after that, they saw the acft in an…
- [NTSB SEA83LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA150.md): Gulfstream American AA-1A · Sekiu, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1983 · N9357L · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a fence during an attempted go-around after a loss of directional control during the approach. The pilot stated that a crosswind carried the acft to the rt of the runway which necessitated the go-around. He further stated his airspeed…

## 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 ('0630710')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0630710&occurrence=250

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