Grum Amer AA-1B N9978L

Summary

On 26 September 1981 at about 13:30 local time, a Grum Amer AA-1B registered N9978L, operated by Aircraft Sales, was involved in an accident during in flight near Weed, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 September 1981 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Weed, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grum Amer AA-1B

Registration

N9978L

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Aircraft Sales

Operating rule

Fixed Base Operator

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Roswell, Nm → Las Cruces, Nm

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-2534

2 people had minor injuries.

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

NAVIGATING BY FLWG ROADS, TOOK WRONG ROAD.UN TO TURN OVR RISING TRRN.D/A APRX 10200FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.