# NTSB MIA76FKH09: Grum Amer AA-1B, N1413R, Brooks, GA, September 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1976
- Place: Brooks, GA · BROOKS, GA
- Location: 33.2933° N, 84.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooks, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2933&lon=-84.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKH09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKH09

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3221  76/9/10    BROOKS,GA           GRUM AMER AA-1B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 922
        TIME - 1930                    N1413R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABERNATHY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKS,GA                   ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1413R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1413R-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N AA1B-0513, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-1B
- 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: Abernathy Field

## Other investigations on N1413R (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 LAX94LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA088), Dec 31, 1993: Grumman AA1B-TR2 (N1413R), Riverside, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE FOR LANDING.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.