- Date
- November 15, 1978
- Place
- Morris, IL · MORRIS, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9748UGrumman AA-5A
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781115041559A
- Case key
- 138395
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3869 78/11/15 NR.MORRIS,IL GRUMMAN AA-5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N9748U PX- 0 0 1 OTHER AGE 31, 2395 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANITO,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION BIRD STRIKE IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- BIRD SPOTTING. MALLARD DUCKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9748U
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9748URegistered 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.