# NTSB investigations: American AA-1A, 1985

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 DEN86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA052.md): Gulfstream American AA-1A Yankee · Cloudcroft, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1985 · N9201L · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he was following a highway from alamogordo, NM to roswell, NM. The plt continued to state that the highway lead him into an area of high terrain that his acft could not climb over. The plt was unable to turn around and executed an emerg…
- [NTSB ATL85LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA200.md): American AA-1A · Hatteras, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1985 · N6393L · Substantial damage
  > While on a flt to Hatteras, NC, the eng ran rough, so after landing, the plt got an auto mechanic to remove the spark plugs. The lower plugs on the left side were lead fowled & were cleaned with a wire brush. During takeoff on the next flt, the eng lost…
- [NTSB FTW85LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA216.md): Grumman AA1A · Sweetwater, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 1985 · N6399L · Destroyed
  > The acft was destroyed when it flipped over during a forced landing following fuel starvation. The fuel selector was positioned on an empty tank. The right fuel tank was full of fuel. The plt stated he must have forgotten to switch tanks.

## 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") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0630710'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0630710&year=1985

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