- Date
- April 22, 1978
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9379LGrum Amer AA1-A
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780422010939A
- Case key
- 142187
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0800 78/4/22 ATLANTA,GA GRUM AMER AA1-A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 271 TIME - 1800 N9379L PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLIE BROWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9379L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charlie Brown
N9379LRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2009 · American AA-1AAirframe modelAmerican AA-1AEngine 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.