Grum Amer AA1-A N9397L
4 July 1978 · Hillsdale, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1978 at about 18:30 local time, a Grum Amer AA1-A registered N9397L was involved in an accident during in flight near Hillsdale, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hillsdale, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cole Rla
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA1-A
- Registration
- N9397L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3127
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
RT FUEL TANK HAD SEVERAL GALLONS FUEL, L TANK EMPTY.FUEL SEL ON L TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1978 | Grum Amer AA1-A | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 29 May 1978 | Grum Amer AA1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | TOM McCall ASS | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Grum Amer AA1-G | Kernville, California, United States | Alpha AVN Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Grum Amer AA1-C | El Paso, Texas, United States | Sportair 7301 | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1978 | Grum Amer AA1-B | Corona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1978 | Grum Amer AA1-B | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | - | No 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 |