Grum Amer AA1-C N9561U
4 July 1979 · Shirley, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1979 at about 13:40 local time, a Grum Amer AA1-C registered N9561U, operated by Northfield AVI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Shirley, New York, 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 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shirley, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brookhaven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA1-C
- Registration
- N9561U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Northfield AVI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1932
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
COLLIDED WITH SAILPLANE, N6590I, DEMOLISHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1979 | Grum-Amer AA1-B | Freer, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1979 | Grum Amer AA1-C | Simi Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1979 | Grum-Amer AA1-B | Fredericktown, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1979 | Grum Amer AA1-C | Rockport, Texas, United States | Jerrys Aviaton | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1979 | Grum-Amer AA1-A | Columbia, California, United States | Tuolumne Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Nov 1979 | Grum Amer AA1-C | Cheasapeake, Virginia, United States | Cavalier Flyer | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |