# NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B: In flight collision with object

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 MIA99FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA208.md): Gulfstream American AA-1B · Hilliard, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1999 · N9888L · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to obtain notams and his improper planning and decision to use a closed runway for takeoff with tall trees on the departure end, resulting in a subsequent collision with the trees.
- [NTSB NYC98LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA171.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Marston Mills, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1998 · N9933L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and his delayed go-around.
- [NTSB FTW96FA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA352.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Boulder, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1996 · N6505L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's poor judgment in attempting low altitude flight in mountainous terrain without adequate mountain flying training which led to low altitude maneuvering exceeding the climb capability of the airplane. Factors in the accident were: the pilot's…
- [NTSB SEA96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA111.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Coquille, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1996 · N9875L · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate evaluation of wind conditions, and his subsequent failure to initiate a go-around in a timely manner, which resulted in his inability to maintain clearance with trees during the go-around. Factors relating to the accident included a…
- [NTSB NYC86LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA177.md): Grumman AA-1B · Marston Mills, MA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1986 · N2NH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to clear trees on the left side of the runway on departure, and crashed to the ground. The plt failed to file and acc report and his flt time records were not available.
- [NTSB FTW83FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA319.md): Grumman AA-1B · Newport, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1983 · N1480R · Destroyed
  > The acft remained low after takeoff and after a turn continued north out of sight of witnesses and did not reappear. It collided with the bottom two strands of a powerline which were severed by the propeller. The acft fuselage came to rest 162 ft beyond the…
- [NTSB CHI82DA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA195.md): Grumman AA1B · Chesterland, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 31, 1982 · N1631R · Destroyed
  > The aircraft collided with trees during low flight maneuvering. The aircraft then collided with terrain and was destroyed. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries.

## 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_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3960103&occurrence=220

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