# NTSB ATL80FIJ04: Grum Amer AA1-B, N9611L, Philippi, WV, July 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1980
- Place: Philippi, WV · PHILIPPI, WV
- Location: 39.1473° N, 80.0504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philippi, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1473&lon=-80.0504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FIJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0977   80/7/5    PHILIPPI,WV         GRUM AMER AA1-B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 535
        TIME - 1244                    N9611L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 184 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAITHERSBURG,MD             PARKERSBURG,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- T/D IN LAST 150FT OF 1000FT FIELD,RELANDED ON NEXT HILLSIDE.GUSTS TO 27KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9611L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9611L-1999-06-24), registration cancelled 1999-06-24, S/N AA1B-0265, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA1-B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800705024489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705024489A), Jul 5, 1980: Gulstm AA1B, Philippi, WV, Substantial damage. Elected to land due to deteriorating weather. Overshot landing area, landing downwind.

## Other investigations on N9611L (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC96LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA170), Aug 17, 1996: Grumman American AA-1B (N9611L), Tafton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance during the landing.

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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