# NTSB CHI80FEK02: Grum-Amer AA1-B, N1650R, Fredericktown, OH, October 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1979
- Place: Fredericktown, OH · FREDERICKTOWN, OH
- Location: 40.4785° N, 82.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericktown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4785&lon=-82.5495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2596   79/10/5   FREDERICKTOWN,OH    GRUM-AMER AA1-B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 136
        TIME - 1415                    N1650R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAFT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICKTOWN,OH           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- DRIFTED LEFT,HIT CORN GROWING NEAR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1650R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1650R), registered now, S/N AA1B-0550, built 1975 (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
- Airport: Craft

## 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 19791005028789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005028789A), Oct 5, 1979: Gulstm AA1B, Fredericktown, OH, Substantial damage. Made soft field takeoff. Let aircraft drift off runway on liftoff. Wing tip hit standing corn. Factor: crosswind.

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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