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SEA87LA161

1987-05-09 · OCEAN SHORES, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N6296L

Make / Model
GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-1B
Year of manufacture
1973 · 14 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O-290-D2 (140 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20180622
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A83AE1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT LANDED HIS ACFT ONTO A GOLF COURSE WHICH HAD BEEN THE PREVIOUS SITE FOR THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPORT HAD BEEN CLOSED SINCE DECEMBER 1985 AND RELOCATED CLOSE BY. THE PAVEMENT AT THE OLD AIRPORT HAD BEEN REPLACED BY SOD. DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_SEA87LA161.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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