- Date
- August 2, 1979
- Place
- Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9789UGrum Amer AA-5A
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790802031469A
- Case key
- 134155
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2575 79/8/2 ORLANDO,FL GRUM AMER AA-5A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 766 TIME - 2315 N9789U PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 696 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FL VALDOSTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ACFT 60LBS OVER G/W.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9789U
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Herndon
N9789URegistration cancelled Oct 10, 1980 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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