# NTSB CHI78DEM10: Grumman AA1-A, N6408L, Bay City, MI, February 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1978
- Place: Bay City, MI · BAY CITY, MI
- Location: 43.5901° N, 83.8884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5901&lon=-83.8884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0163  78/2/19    BAY CITY,MI         GRUMMAN AA1-A       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N6408L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMES CLEMENTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAY CITY,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- VFR GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6408L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6408L-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N AA1A-0408, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA1-A
- Registry model: [American AA-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (registry code 0630710) (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
- Airport: James Clements

## 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 19780219003169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219003169A), Feb 19, 1978: Gulstm AA1, Bay City, MI, Substantial damage. VFR go-around.

## Other investigations on N6408L (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 MIA73AM080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM080), Feb 6, 1973: Amer Avco AA1 (N6408L), Attapulgus, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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