# NTSB LAX80FUM16: Grum Amer AA1-B, N8964L, San Diego, CA, March 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1980
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0375  80/3/22    SAN DIEGO,CA.       GRUM AMER AA1-B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 102
        TIME - 1155                    N8964L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA.               LOCAL
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8964L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8964L-2006-05-15), registration cancelled 2006-05-15, S/N AA1B-0414, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA1-B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103) (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: Montgomery

## 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 19800322012919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322012919A), Mar 22, 1980: Gulstm AA1B, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Made hard landing. Bounced, came down on nose gear. Nose gear collapsed.

## Other investigations on N8964L (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 LAX85LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA318), Jul 13, 1985: Grumman AA-1B (N8964L), Paso Robles, CA, 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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