FTW78DPG53

NTSB accident investigation · Grum-Amer AA1-B · Pocahontas, AR · June 25, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 25, 1978
Place
Pocahontas, AR · POCAHONTAS, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7667LGrum-Amer AA1-B
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141349

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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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3-1519  78/6/25    POCAHONTAS,AR       GRUM-AMER AA1-B     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N7667L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POCAHONTAS,AR               MEMPHIS,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N7667L
Reported as
Grum-Amer AA1-B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage