19740820027799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav AA-1B · Laytonsville, MD · August 20, 1974

Date
August 20, 1974
Place
Laytonsville, MD
Airport
Butts Farm
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9946L
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD75FIG03
Reported as
Grumav AA1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
246 total14 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft abt 15LB ovr g/w.owners manual-hard sfc 1915FT to clr 50FT obstacle. Tree 2040FT fm pt of dep.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ABT 15LB OVR G/W.OWNERS MANUAL-HARD SFC 1915FT TO CLR 50FT OBSTACLE.TREE 2040FT FM PT OF DEP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.