# NTSB ATL80FA053: Grumman AA-1C, N9754U, Delisle, MS, June 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1980
- Place: Delisle, MS · DELISLE, MS
- Location: 30.3824° N, 89.2757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLisle, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3824&lon=-89.2757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1684  80/6/14    DELISLE,MS          GRUMMAN AA-1C       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 689
        TIME - 1648                    N9754U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 138 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULFPORT,MS                 NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- DRNG FOURTH PASS ACFT OBSVD DOING INSIDE LOOP NEAR PAX RELATIVES HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9754U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9754U-1983-02-16), registration cancelled 1983-02-16, S/N AA1C0113 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA-1C
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (registry code 3960100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800614019229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614019229A), Jun 14, 1980: Gulstm AA1C, Delisle, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witnesses observed airplane in low passes & loops over relatives home. Failed to recover from final loop.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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