# NTSB LAX79FA074: Grum-Amer AA1-A, N9293L, Columbia, CA, September 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1979
- Place: Columbia, CA · COLUMBIA, CA
- Location: 38.0312° N, 120.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0312&lon=-120.4134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2664   79/9/3    COLUMBIA,CA         GRUM-AMER AA1-A     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 300
        TIME - 1530                    N9293L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9293L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUM-AMER AA1-A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Columbia

## 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 19790903035209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790903035209A), Sep 3, 1979: Gulstm AA1A, Columbia, CA, Destroyed. Witnesses saw the aircraft flying low, making sharp turns over the home of a friend. Hit ground.

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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