- Date
- May 19, 1975
- Place
- Minford, OH · MINFORD, OH
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9556LGrum Amer AA-5
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750519016849A
- Case key
- 149289
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1687 75/5/19 MINFORD,OH GRUM AMER AA-5 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 273 TIME - 0044 N9556L PX- 2 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - G PORTSMOUTH REG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LIMA,OH SPARTENSBURG,SC HUNTINGTON,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F GROUND FOG 66 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DARK NIGHT,DENSE GND FOG.CIRCLED ARPT SEVERAL TIMES,CRASHED 1MI FROM ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9556L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- G Portsmouth Reg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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