# NTSB FTW79DRJ25: Grum-Amer AA1-C, N9784U, Minden, LA, September 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1979
- Place: Minden, LA · MINDEN, LA
- Location: 32.6191° N, 93.2728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6191&lon=-93.2728&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2514  79/9/21    MINDEN,LA           GRUM-AMER AA1-C     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 102
        TIME - 1305                    N9784U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINDEN WEBSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               MINDEN,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        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                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      335
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9784U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9784U-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N AA1C0122, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM-AMER AA1-C
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (registry code 3960100) (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: Minden Webster

## 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 19790921024979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790921024979A), Sep 21, 1979: Gulstm AA1C, Minden, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during landing. He claims wind picked up wing and caused him to lose control.

## Other investigations on N9784U (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 FTW80DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA092), Jul 16, 1980: Grum-Amer AA-1C (N9784U), Plain Dealing, LA, destroyed

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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