- Date
- August 28, 1978
- Place
- Waterford, WI · WATERFORD, WI
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1118AGrum Amer AA5A
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780828030289A
- Case key
- 139335
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3491 78/8/28 WATERFORD,WI GRUM AMER AA5A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N1118A PX- 0 0 2 DUAL AGE 43, 1254 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERFORD,WI RACINE,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ACFT 103.77LBS OVER GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1118A
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hunt Field
N1118ARegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.