# NTSB LAX80FVG58: Grum-Amer AA-1, N326AA, Lincoln, CA, July 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1980
- Place: Lincoln, CA · LINCOLN, CA
- Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2781  80/7/26    LINCOLN,CA          GRUM-AMER AA-1      CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 542
        TIME - 1207                    N326AA              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PIC TRIED COMPLTG SIM FORCED LNDG TO DUSTER STRIP W STEEP TURN,RESISTED CK PLT'S ATMT TO BRK STALL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N326AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N326AA-1983-04-09), registration cancelled 1983-04-09, S/N AA10300, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM-AMER AA-1
- Registry model: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## 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 19800726060089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726060089A), Jul 26, 1980: Gulstm AA1, Nicholas, CA, Destroyed. During biennial review, pilot put airplane into steep bank near ground on simulated emergency landing. Stalled.

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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