- Date
- April 7, 1980
- Place
- Galax, VA · GALAX, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5765LGrum Amer AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800407008239A
- Case key
- 131055
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0255 80/4/7 GALAX,VA GRUM AMER AA-1A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 221 TIME - 1650 N5765L PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BLOOMINGTON,IN RADFORD,VA HUNTINGTON,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER LOW ON FUEL SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PIC ENTERED LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY,BECAME DISORIENTED,LOW ON FUEL.LANDED ON GOLF COURSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5765L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5765LRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · American AA-1Airframe modelAmerican AA-1Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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Other investigations on N5765L · 1
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