# NTSB NYC80DHA25: Grum Amer AA-1, N1480R, Sussex, NJ, May 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1980
- Place: Sussex, NJ · SUSSEX, NJ
- Location: 41.2088° N, 74.6082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sussex, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2088&lon=-74.6082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DHA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0848  80/5/31    SUSSEX,NJ           GRUM AMER AA-1      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N1480R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUSSEX,NJ                   BENNINGTON,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - RAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          NONE                                                     CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1480R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1480R-1997-02-19), registration cancelled 1997-02-19, S/N AA1B0580 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-1
- 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 19800531026349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531026349A), May 31, 1980: Gulstm AA1B, Sussex, NJ, Substantial damage. VFR departure into marginal weather. Heavy rain. Tried to turn back. Elected to land off airport. Wing hit tree.

## Other investigations on N1480R (2)

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 FTW83FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA319), Jul 6, 1983: Grumman AA-1B (N1480R), Newport, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC78FGM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM47), Aug 27, 1978: Grum Amer AA1-B (N1480R), Mckeesport, PA, 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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