- Date
- December 19, 1976
- Place
- Alder, CO · ALDER, CO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5679LGrum Amer AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761219041769A
- Case key
- 156682
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3808 76/12/19 ALDER,CO GRUM AMER AA-1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1200 TIME - UNK/NR N5679L PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RIDGECREST,CA COLUMBUS,OH GUNNISON,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ACFT SERVICE CEILING 11250FT.WRECKAGE RECOVERED 7/19/77 IN MTNS APRX 11500FT LEVEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5679L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.