- Date
- May 30, 1981
- Place
- Bennett, CO · BENNETT, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26872Grumman AA-5A
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810530029779A
- Case key
- 125377
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3227 81/5/30 BENNETT,CO GRUMMAN AA-5A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N26872 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 21, 613 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 67 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENNETT,CO BENNETT,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- SIM FORCED LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26872
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N26872Registered now · Gulfstream American AA-5AAirframe modelGulfstream American AA-5AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N26872 · 1
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