# NTSB NYC79FGT19: Grumman AA1B, N1604R, Elizabethtown, PA, July 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1979
- Place: Elizabethtown, PA · ELIZABETHTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.1535° N, 76.5982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethtown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1535&lon=-76.5982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGT19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1392   79/7/5    ELIZABETHTOWN,PA    GRUMMAN AA1B        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 2020                    N1604R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETHTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTOWN,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1604R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA1B
- 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 19790705013609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705013609A), Jul 5, 1979: Gulstm AA1B, Elizabethtown, PA, Substantial damage. Student pilot made bad landing, elected to go around, drifted off runway and stalled aircraft.

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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