NTSB investigations: American AA-1A

12 cases on aircraft the registry lists as American AA-1A, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - in flight”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19832026
NTSB investigations: American AA-1A per year, 1983–2026: 12 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0630710')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 250))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW03FA071Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-1A · Shreveport, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall.Jan 2, 2003 · N9226L · DestroyedNTSB NYC01LA019Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · White Plains, NYAn improperly planned approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall.Oct 23, 2000 · N9375L · Substantial damageNTSB IAD00LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-1A · Northampton, MAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.Jun 4, 2000 · N6340L · Substantial damageNTSB NYC98LA144Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Madison, CTWas the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing. A factor was the winds which were variable and gusty.Jul 18, 1998 · N9418L · DestroyedNTSB ATL98LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican General AA-1A · Orlando, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain flying speed.Jan 18, 1998 · N6364L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI89DET04Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Bluffton, INInadequate airspeed resulting in a stall/spin by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were: a tailwind and wrong runway selected by the pilot.Apr 15, 1989 · N9479L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI89FA027Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGulfstream AA1A · North Vernon, INThe aircraft was observed to make a high speed low level pass adjacent to the runway and a climbing left turn away from the airport, heading north. A witness in a field north of the airport reported seeing the aircraft descending from a low altitude, level…Nov 24, 1988 · N9396L · DestroyedNTSB FTW87FA041Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Robertson, TXWitnesses stated that the aircraft was circling the top of a 94 ft tall oil well makeover rig when it descended below their line of sight. Another witness a mile away stated that the aircraft began spinning before ground impact. No evidence of any malfunction…Dec 30, 1986 · N9493L · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA247Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-1A · Chinook, MTThe acft took off on a 3900-foot dry asphalt rwy. An uncommanded left yaw developed which the plt was unable to counter. The acft struck a fence off the left side of the rwy and nosed over.Sep 4, 1986 · N6401L · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84LA273Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Pleasant Hill, MOThe acft settled into 10-15 ft tall trees during takeoff. The rwy was 1200 ft long and the wind was 2 KTS. The plt said the trees should be cut as a preventive measure. The plt also said there were no problems with the acft.Sep 9, 1984 · N7262L · DestroyedNTSB NYC84FA039Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Wellsville, PAPrior to the flt, the plt stated that he would be flying foraprx 1/2 hr. Aprx 25 min after takeoff, ground witnesses northeast of the arpt observed the acft on a westerly heading, turning toward the arpt. Shortly after that, they saw the acft in an…Nov 27, 1983 · N81YB · DestroyedNTSB SEA83LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGulfstream American AA-1A · Sekiu, WAThe acft collided with a fence during an attempted go-around after a loss of directional control during the approach. The pilot stated that a crosswind carried the acft to the rt of the runway which necessitated the go-around. He further stated his airspeed…Jul 16, 1983 · N9357L · Substantial damage