- Date
- April 16, 1977
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9894UGrum Amer AA5-A
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770416013479A
- Case key
- 158028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0917 77/4/16 FLAGSTAFF,AZ GRUM AMER AA5-A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1197 TIME - 1456 N9894U PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLAGSTAFF MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLAGSTAFF,AZ MESA,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 40 9 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DENSITY ALTITUDE 9200 FEET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9894U
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA5-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Flagstaff Muni
N9894URegistration cancelled Jul 29, 1977 · 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.