# NTSB LAX79FVQ29: Grumman AA-1C, N17MF, Rosamond, CA, May 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1979
- Place: Rosamond, CA · ROSAMOND, CA
- Location: 34.8641° N, 118.1634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosamond, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8641&lon=-118.1634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FVQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1001  79/5/15    ROSAMOND,CA         GRUMMAN AA-1C       CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0825                    N17MF               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 1984 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            262 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSAMOND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSAMOND,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17MF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17MF-2011-02-08), registration cancelled 2011-02-08, S/N AA1C0105, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA-1C
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Rosamond

## 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 19790515008979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790515008979A), May 15, 1979: Gulstm AA1C, Rosamond, CA, Destroyed. Student overshot runway alignment on final. Instructor initiated go-around. Airplane stalled,hit ground,flipped 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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