Grumman AA-1B N8993L
14 November 1987 · Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 November 1987 at about 19:00 local time, a Grumman AA-1B registered N8993L, operated by TEW MAC Aviation, was involved in an accident near Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tew-Mac (B09)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-1B
- Registration
- N8993L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- TEW MAC Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tewksbury → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT TEWKSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS WHEN HE FLARED ABOVE THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY, MADE CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY EDGE, SPUN AROUND, THEN FLIPPED INVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 1987 | Grumman AA-1B | Tracy, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1987 | Grumman AA-1B | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1987 | Grumman AA-1B | Bulverde, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1988 | Grumman AA-1B | Nikolai Creek, Alaska, United States | Gary R. Kuhn | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1986 | Grumman AA-1B | Marston Mills, Massachusetts, United States | Leland U.clough | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1986 | Grumman AA-1B | Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1987 | Aerospatiale AS350D | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Jones, Jones & Welch | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | N. Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Stow, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1987 | Sprague CHRISTIAN EAGLE II | North Adams, Massachusetts, United States | Robert C. Sprague, JR. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Sep 1987 | Cessna 172P | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | Richmor Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1987 | Cessna 402C | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |