- Date
- February 12, 1978
- Place
- Salisbury, MD · SALISBURY, MD
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8970LGrumman AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780212002569A
- Case key
- 143672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0185 78/2/12 NR.SALISBURY,MD GRUMMAN AA1-B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N8970L PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 630 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALISBURY,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8970L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8970LRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 1981 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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