# NTSB MKC77FER63: Grumman AA-1B, N6298L, Lakeville, MN, July 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1977
- Place: Lakeville, MN · LAKEVILLE, MN
- Location: 44.6497° N, 93.2427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeville, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6497&lon=-93.2427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FER63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2479  77/7/21  NR.LAKEVILLE,MN       GRUMMAN AA-1B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 250
        TIME - 1930                    N6298L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIRLAKE INDUST PK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LAKEVILLE,MN                LAKEVILLE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           79                                                       70
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           11                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6298L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6298L-2024-01-20), registration cancelled 2024-01-20, S/N AA1B0098 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN 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: Airlake Indust Pk

## 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 19770721024749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770721024749A), Jul 21, 1977: Grumav AA1B, Lakeville, MN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6298L (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 CEN22LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA220), Jun 1, 2022: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (N6298L), River Falls, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s and flight instructor’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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