- Date
- July 10, 1977
- Place
- Warrenton, VA · WARRENTON, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9836UGrum Amer AA5-A
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770710043409A
- Case key
- 146661
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1762 77/7/10 WARRENTON,VA GRUM AMER AA5-A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 304 TIME - 1431 N9836U PX- 0 2 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARRENTON AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASHINGTON,DC RETURN WARRENTON,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- NORMAL T/D.ADDED PWR WITH 800FT TO GO,OVERROTATED.NO KNOWN EXPERIENCE FM SOD RWYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9836U
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA5-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Warrenton Airpark
N9836URegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2001 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A
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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.