CHI80FEK06

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman AA1-B · Lima, OH · December 29, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 29, 1979
Place
Lima, OH · LIMA, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1445RGrumman AA1-B
Status
Completed · report March 21, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791229037249A
Case key
132693

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3528  79/12/29 NR.LIMA,OH            GRUMMAN AA1-B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 242
        TIME - 1700                    N1445R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITHVILLE,OH              LIMA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       28
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO ALIGN ACFT W RWY & LET DOWN.TOUCHED DOWN IN PLOWED FLD N OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N1445R
Reported as
Grumman AA1-B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Allen Co

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1445R · 1

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