Grum Amer AA1-B N9686L
4 July 1977 · Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1977 at about 13:30 local time, a Grum Amer AA1-B registered N9686L, operated by Hortman Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- 3M Arprt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA1-B
- Registration
- N9686L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hortman Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3320
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
ENG RAN ROUGH.PILOT SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.CONNECTING ROD CAP #3 CYL HAD SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1977 | Grum Amer AA1 | Darlington, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1977 | Grum Amer AA1-B | Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States | Hortman Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1977 | Grum Amer AA1-B | Hornell, New York, United States | Sterling Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1977 | Grum Amer AA1-A | Junction City, Kansas, United States | Service Air In | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1977 | Grum Amer AA1-B | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | Lakewood Fligh | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1977 | Grum Amer AA1 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |