- Date
- July 5, 1980
- Place
- Americus, GA · AMERICUS, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N28862Grum Amer AA5-B
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800705025309A
- Case key
- 129814
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0935 80/7/5 AMERICUS,GA GRUM AMER AA5-B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 70 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N28862 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMERICUS,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 100 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- UPSLOPE TKOF FM SOFT FLD.AFTER LIFTOFF STRUCK ABOUT 30ROWS OF CORN.LNDD IN PEANUT FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28862
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA5-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N28862Registration cancelled Mar 30, 2009 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N28862 · 1
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