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NTSB accident investigation · Grum Amer AA-5B · Silver City, NM · July 3, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 3, 1977
Place
Silver City, NM · SILVER CITY, NM
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N76SLGrum Amer AA-5B
Status
Completed · report August 22, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770703020699A
Case key
147096

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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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3-1600   77/7/3    SILVER CITY, NM     GRUM AMER AA-5B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 281
        TIME - 0930                    N76SL               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER RIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVER CITY, NM             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N76SL
Reported as
Grum Amer AA-5B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Turner Ridgeport

FAA reports on this event · 1

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