FTW76DRD12

NTSB accident investigation · Grum Amer AA1-B · Thibodaux, LA · September 28, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 28, 1975
Place
Thibodaux, LA · THIBODAUX, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9937LGrum Amer AA1-B
Status
Completed · report November 12, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750928031189A
Case key
151260

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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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3-3019  75/9/28    THIBODAUX,LA        GRUM AMER AA1-B     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N9937L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 20, 692 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            144 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THIBODAUX,LA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DEMONSTRATING GLIDES.

Aircraft

Registration
N9937L
Reported as
Grum Amer AA1-B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.