# NTSB LAX80FVD15: Grumman AA-1, N5959L, Antioch, CA, March 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1980
- Place: Antioch, CA · ANTIOCH, CA
- Location: 37.9784° N, 121.7983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Antioch, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9784&lon=-121.7983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1395  80/3/19    ANTIOCH,CA          GRUMMAN AA-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N5959L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 1325 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIOCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANTIOCH,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5959L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA-1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Antioch

## 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 19800319006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319006869A), Mar 19, 1980: Gulstm AA1, Antioch, CA, Substantial damage. Brakes failed on landing roll. Ran off end of runway through fences and a ditch.

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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