# NTSB NYC81DFJ26: Grum Amer AA-5B, N1591R, Hamburg, NY, September 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1981
- Place: Hamburg, NY · HAMBURG, NY
- Location: 42.7234° N, 78.8348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7234&lon=-78.8348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DFJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2902  81/9/14    HAMBURG,NY          GRUM AMER AA-5B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 384
        TIME - 1440                    N1591R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NIAGARA FALLS,NY            HAMBURG,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1591R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-5B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hamburg

## 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 19810914068589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914068589A), Sep 14, 1981: Gulstm AA5B, Hamburg, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot made downwind landing on short strip and could not stop before aircraft 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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