- Date
- August 2, 1974
- Place
- Fairburn, GA · FAIRBURN, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6526LAmer Avco AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740802031709A
- Case key
- 136687
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2997 74/8/2 FAIRBURN,GA AMER AVCO AA1-B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N6526L PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH FULTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STATESBORO,GA FAIRBURN,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- FLAPS IN FULL DWN PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6526L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Fulton
N6526LRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.