# NTSB NYC76FGT03: Grum Amer AA1-B, N9976L, New Oxford, PA, September 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1975
- Place: New Oxford, PA · NEW OXFORD, PA
- Location: 39.8630° N, 77.0555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Oxford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8630&lon=-77.0555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2725  75/9/14    NEW OXFORD,PA       GRUM AMER AA1-B     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N9976L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BALTIMORE,MD                RETURN                       YORK,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN OPEN FIELD HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9976L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9976L-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N AA1B-0276, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA1-B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19750914029559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750914029559A), Sep 14, 1975: Grumav AA1B, New Oxford, PA, Substantial damage. Landed in open field hit 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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