- Date
- May 31, 1982, 14:32 local (18:32 UTC)
- Place
- Chesterland, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1631RGrumman AA1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820531019729A
- Case key
- 70221
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Judgment - poorCause
Buzzing - performedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Analysis
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1631R
- Reported as
- Grumman AA1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B-0631
- Airframe hours
- 2,504
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-02C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert T. Keller
- Departed
- Cyahosa, OH
- Destination
- Cyahosa, OH
N1631RRegistration cancelled Jul 3, 1984 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1B
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 60 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.