# NTSB NYC79FGT15: Grumman AA1, N6404L, Mountville, PA, May 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1979
- Place: Mountville, PA · MOUNTVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.0427° N, 76.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0427&lon=-76.4291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGT15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1109   79/5/6    MOUNTVILLE,PA       GRUMMAN AA1         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 425
        TIME - 1556                    N6404L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 399 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETHTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEAN CITY,NJ               ELIZABETHTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- 6GALS FOUND L FUEL TANK. NO FUEL FOUND IN LINE FROM FUEL SELECTOR TO ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6404L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6404L-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N AA1A-0404 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA1
- Registry model: [American AA-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (registry code 0630710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elizabethtown

## 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 19790506009009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506009009A), May 6, 1979: Gulstm AA1A, Mountville, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witnesses heard engine sputter, then saw acft spin to the ground. Fuel selector on left tank. Left tank had 6 gals.

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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