- Date
- July 25, 1977
- Place
- Waunakee, WI · WAUNAKEE, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9698LGrum Amer AA1B
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770725025419A
- Case key
- 145836
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2690 77/7/25 WAUNAKEE,WI GRUM AMER AA1B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2025 N9698L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 21, 340 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUNAKEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAUNAKEE,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TKOF ON EMPTY.TANKS NOT SWITCHED AFTR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9698L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waunakee
N9698LRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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