- Date
- July 21, 1978
- Place
- Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9951UGrum Amer AA1C
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780721019989A
- Case key
- 140782
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2469 78/7/21 CANTWELL,AK GRUM AMER AA1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 186 TIME - 1730 N9951U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANTWELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FORT RICHARDSON,AK FAIRBANKS,AK CANTWELL,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- 2100FT WET/ROUGH/UPSLOPE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9951U
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cantwell
N9951URegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2013 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1CAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1CEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.