# NTSB DEN80FTM17: Grum-Amer AA-1B, N9961L, Bullfrog Basin, UT, May 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1980
- Place: Bullfrog Basin, UT · BULLFROG BASIN, UT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1342   80/5/4    BULLFROG BASIN,UT   GRUM-AMER AA-1B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 305
        TIME - 1230                    N9961L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULLFROG BASIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAGE,AZ                     BULLFROG BASIN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9961L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9961L-1980-08-22), registration cancelled 1980-08-22, S/N AA1B-0261 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM-AMER AA-1B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bullfrog Basin

## 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 19800504011819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504011819A), May 4, 1980: Gulstm AA1B, Bullfrog Basin, UT, Substantial damage. Landed long downwind. Airplane bounced, porpoised down runway. Nose gear folded. Airplane nosed over.

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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