- Date
- August 30, 1978
- Place
- Laona, WI · LAONA, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9976UGrumman AA-1C
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780830040069A
- Case key
- 139444
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4046 78/8/30 LAONA,WI GRUMMAN AA-1C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 199 TIME - 1630 N9976U PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CONNOR FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAONA,WI WAUSAU,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- 5 IN. HIGH GRASS R/W.ACFT 67LBS OVER CERTIFICATED GROSS WEIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9976U
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Connor Farm
N9976URegistration cancelled Jan 10, 1979 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1CAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1C
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.