- Date
- April 28, 1979
- Place
- Port Columbus, OH · PORT COLUMBUS, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9678UGrumman AA5A
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790428007209A
- Case key
- 136574
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0722 79/4/28 PORT COLUMBUS,OH GRUMMAN AA5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 76 TOTAL TIME - 1115 N9678U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT COLUMBUS,OH PORT COLUMBUS,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LD ON GOLF DRIVING RANGE.#3 EXH VALVE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9678U
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Port Columbus
N9678URegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2009 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9678U · 1
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