- Date
- May 13, 1979
- Place
- Blue Ridge, GA · BLUE RIDGE, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9564UGrum Amer AA1C
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790513013979A
- Case key
- 135371
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1892 79/5/13 BLUE RIDGE,GA GRUM AMER AA1C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 118 TIME - 1130 N9564U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAWRENCEVILLE,GA DAYTON,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 60 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- PLT STALLED ACFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON ROAD DUE TO ADVERSE WX.TOPS OF RIDGES OBSCURED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9564U
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9564URegistration cancelled Dec 17, 1981 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1CAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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