- Date
- November 8, 1981
- Place
- Blue Ridge, GA · BLUE RIDGE, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1508RGrumm Amer AA-5B
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811108072279A
- Case key
- 123694
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2076 81/11/8 BLUE RIDGE,GA GRUMM AMER AA-5B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1115 N1508R PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 38, 1059 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLIFE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENNESAW,GA BLUE RIDGE,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- RWY 30FT WIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1508R
- Reported as
- Grumm Amer AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skylife
N1508RRegistered now · 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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