- Date
- December 26, 1978
- Place
- Madison, WI · MADISON, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9649UGrumman AA-1C
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781226041129A
- Case key
- 138425
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3799 78/12/26 MADISON,WI GRUMMAN AA-1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 39 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N9649U PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILWAUKEE,WI MADISON,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BRAKES FROZEN REMARKS- RIGHT BRAKE FROZE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9649U
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dane County
N9649URegistration cancelled Jun 15, 2017 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1CAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1CEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9649U · 1
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