# NTSB MIA78DKJ04: Grum Amer AA1-B, N9943L, Haleyville, AL, October 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1977
- Place: Haleyville, AL · HALEYVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.2338° N, 87.6176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haleyville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2338&lon=-87.6176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3421  77/10/15   HALEYVILLE,AL       GRUM AMER AA1-B     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N9943L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,MS               HALEYVILLE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9943L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA1-B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19771015034889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771015034889A), Oct 15, 1977: Grumav AA1B, Haleyville, AL, Substantial damage

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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