- Date
- January 2, 1977
- Place
- Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N74859Grum Amer AA-5B
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770102000089A
- Case key
- 156970
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0374 77/1/2 JACKSON,MS GRUM AMER AA-5B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 156 TIME - 1859 N74859 PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWKINS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FL LONGVIEW,TX DOTHAN,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) FREEZING RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- PAX RECALLED ICE ON WINDSHIELD. FREEZING LGT RAIN & SLEET FORCAST FOR AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74859
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hawkins Field
N74859Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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