Grum Amer AA-1C N9812U
16 September 1978 · Bear Valley, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 September 1978 at about 10:32 local time, a Grum Amer AA-1C registered N9812U, operated by Western Aero, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bear Valley, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bear Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bear Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA-1C
- Registration
- N9812U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Western Aero
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Columbia, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3168
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
DA APRX 9600FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA-1C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1978 | Grum Amer AA-1C | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | SW Commander | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Grum Amer AA-1C | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1979 | Grum-Amer AA-1C | Dallas, Texas, United States | Longhorn AVN I | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Grum Amer AA-1C | Oriskany, New York, United States | Kamp Teck Tron | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1979 | Grum Amer AA-1C | Richland Hills, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Grum Amer AA-1C | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | 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 |