# NTSB FTW79FRG34: Grum Amer AA1-C, N9660U, Rockport, TX, May 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1979
- Place: Rockport, TX · ROCKPORT, TX
- Location: 28.0478° N, 97.0499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0478&lon=-97.0499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1122  79/5/27    ROCKPORT,TX         GRUM AMER AA1-C     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 131
        TIME - 1506                    N9660U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARANSAS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKPORT,TX                 CORPUS CHRISTI,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9660U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9660U-2009-09-22), registration cancelled 2009-09-22, S/N AA1C0089, 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: Aransas County

## 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 19790527011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527011799A), May 27, 1979: Gulstm AA1C, Rockport, TX, Substantial damage. Stalled airplane in left bank just after lift off. No engine malfunction found.

## Other investigations on N9660U (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 FTW78DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DA063), Jul 25, 1978: Grum Amer AA1C (N9660U), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage

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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