Grum-Amer AA1B N8894L
6 April 1980 · Castroville, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 April 1980 at about 17:25 local time, a Grum-Amer AA1B registered N8894L, operated by Westside Air P, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Castroville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Castroville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Castroville Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum-Amer AA1B
- Registration
- N8894L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Westside Air P
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0580
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
2ND SOLO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 1979 | Grum Amer AA1B | Shirley, New York, United States | Northfield AVI | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1979 | Grum Amer AA1B | Bowling Green, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1979 | Grum Amer AA1B | W.greenwich, Rhode Island, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 May 1981 | Grum Amer AA1B | Solana Beach, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Aug 1978 | Grum Amer AA1B | Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1977 | Grum Amer AA1B | Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States | Tew-Mac Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |