# NTSB NYC81FGT13: Amer Avco AA-1B, N8969L, Marietta, PA, September 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1981
- Place: Marietta, PA · MARIETTA, PA
- Location: 40.0570° N, 76.5517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0570&lon=-76.5517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGT13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2012  81/9/21    MARIETTA,PA         AMER AVCO AA-1B     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N8969L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETHTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARIETTA,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- RAN OFF RGT SIDE OF RWY INTO TALL CORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8969L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8969L-2015-12-19), registration cancelled 2015-12-19, S/N AA1B-0419, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA-1B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (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 19810921061469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810921061469A), Sep 21, 1981: Grumav AA1B, Marietta, PA, Substantial damage. Student landed long, aircraft went off runway.

## Other investigations on N8969L (3)

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 ERA15LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA276), Jul 19, 2015: Grumman American Avn. AA1B (N8969L), Lititz, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine found no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal…
- [NTSB NYC78DFJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ10), Nov 13, 1977: Grum Amer AA1-B (N8969L), Hornell, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC75FFA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA36), Apr 26, 1975: Grum Amer AA1-B (N8969L), New Paltz, NY, 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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