- Date
- April 4, 1976
- Place
- Akron, OH · AKRON, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9546LGrum Amer AA-5
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760404007969A
- Case key
- 153042
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0709 76/4/4 AKRON,OH GRUM AMER AA-5 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1124 N9546L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 43, 1711 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 78 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AKRON,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 35 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 10 14 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- LINEMAN SAW A GOOD 1/4 INCH SLUSH ON WINGS AND FUS.CURRENT AIRMETS CALLED FOR MDT ICG & TURBC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9546L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Akron Municipal
N9546LRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 1976 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5
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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.