- Date
- July 8, 1980
- Place
- Troy, MI · TROY, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7278LGrum Amer AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800708027629A
- Case key
- 130338
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0536 80/7/8 TROY,MI GRUM AMER AA-1A CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1723 N7278L PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TROY,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L FUEL TANK DRAIN PLUGGED,NO CORR MAINT.TWO PLUGS SHORTED.HIT PWR LINES,TREE.GARAGE DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7278L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Big Beaver
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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.