NTSB NYC89LA187 — 1989-08-10 · MOUNT JOY, Pennsylvania, United States

Current FAA registration · N1611R

Make / Model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5
Year of manufacture: 1974 · 15 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19741220
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A0F7F0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1611R Grumman AA-5 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE CROP.

Factual narrative

DURING A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE STUDENT PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE SAID THAT HE FELT THAT THE ACFT WAS TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY & THAT HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TOO MUCH & STALLED THE ACFT. THE ACFT DRIFTED LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED TALL CORN & THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN THE CORN FIELD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_NYC89LA187.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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