- Date
- May 15, 1976
- Place
- Panola, TX · PANOLA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1494RGrum Amer AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760515010489A
- Case key
- 153262
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1042 76/5/15 PANOLA,TX GRUM AMER AA1-B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N1494R PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 32, 1211 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 79 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEDROS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LONGVIEW,TX LOCAL PANOLA,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION 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 TEMPERATURE-F SMOKE 68 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- RWY SOFT FRM RECENT RAINS. VIS POOR IN TKOF DIRECTION DUE OIL FIRE NEARBY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1494R
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pedros
N1494RRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1BEngine 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.