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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman AA-5A · Keensburg, CO · June 11, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 11, 1980
Place
Keensburg, CO · KEENSBURG, CO
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N26767Grumman AA-5A
Status
Completed · report July 16, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800611019559A
Case key
130969

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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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3-1315  80/6/11    KEENSBURG,CO        GRUMMAN AA-5A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 233
        TIME - 0905                    N26767              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEENSBURG,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N26767
Reported as
Grumman AA-5A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Land

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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.