CHI76AC043

NTSB accident investigation · Grum Amer AA1-A · Rockford, OH · January 1, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 1, 1976
Place
Rockford, OH · ROCKFORD, OH
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6356LGrum Amer AA1-A
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760101004279A
Case key
152803

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0345   76/1/1    ROCKFORD,OH         GRUM AMER AA1-A     CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 436
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6356L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 228 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIPLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN WERT,OH                 CELINA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- PIC UN RECALL CIRCUMSTANCES PRECEDING ACDT.ACFT DSCNDD WITH LITTLE FWD SPEED WITH HI VERT SPEED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6356L
Reported as
Grum Amer AA1-A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ripley

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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.