- Date
- July 16, 1980
- Place
- Elkton, VA · ELKTON, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6168LGrum-Amer AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129579
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2069 80/7/16 NR.ELKTON,VA GRUM-AMER AA-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 264 TIME - 1030 N6168L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPARD FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKTON,VA CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- AFTER PRCTNRY LNDG,ATMTD TKOF FM 1000FT FLD.WING HIT 6FT TREE STUMP AT EDGE OF FLD.WND GSTG 15KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6168L
- Reported as
- Grum-Amer AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eppard Farm
N6168LRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2013 · American AA-1Airframe modelAmerican AA-1Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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