- Date
- October 13, 1979
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9529UGrum Amer AA-1C
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791013032529A
- Case key
- 133595
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3003 79/10/13 NR.ALBUQUERQUE,NM GRUM AMER AA-1C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0907 N9529U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 34, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORANADO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 4 SPARK PLUGS FOUND LEAD FOULED AND 1 PLUG FOUND OIL FOULED.AC 72HRS FROM LAST 100HR INSPECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9529U
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coranado
N9529URegistration cancelled May 24, 2013 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1CAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1CEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.