Grum Amer AA-1B N8973L
18 February 1978 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 February 1978 at about 16:00 local time, a Grum Amer AA-1B registered N8973L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smith Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA-1B
- Registration
- N8973L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0616
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Grum Amer AA-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1978 | Grum Amer AA-1B | Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States | Gulf Aire Ente | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Grum Amer AA-1B | Crystal River, Florida, United States | Delta Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1977 | Grum Amer AA-1B | Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States | Tew-Mac School | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Grum Amer AA-1B | Bowling Green, Ohio, United States | Avian, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1979 | Grum Amer AA-1B | Milroy, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Apr 1977 | Grum Amer AA-1B | American Fork, Utah, United States | Bengal Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |