# NTSB DEN76DQA02: Amer Avco AA1-B, N9930L, Pie Town, NM, July 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1975
- Place: Pie Town, NM · PIE TOWN, NM
- Location: 34.2984° N, 108.1348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pie Town, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2984&lon=-108.1348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DQA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1616  75/7/11  NR.PIE TOWN,NM        AMER AVCO AA1-B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2040                    N9930L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 440 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            62 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PIE TOWN,NM                  GRANTS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           70                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD TKOF FRM MUDDY STRIP WITH 6-8IN CLUMPS OF GRASS. DENSITY ALT ABT 9300FT. WIND LT & VBL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9930L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9930L-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N AA1B-0230, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO 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: Kings Ranch

## 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 19750711018479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750711018479A), Jul 11, 1975: Grumav AA1B, Pie Town, NM, Substantial damage. Attmptd tkof frm muddy strip with 6-8IN clumps of grass. Density alt abt 9300FT. Wind lt & vbl.

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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