- Date
- June 7, 1975
- Place
- Fajardo, PR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7176LGrum Amer AA-5
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750607026309A
- Case key
- 149185
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2119 75/6/7 NR.FAJARDO,PR GRUM AMER AA-5 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 268 TIME - 1815 N7176L PX- 1 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VIEQUES ISLAND,PR SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT OBSVD DRINKING FM A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY,LATER OBSVD TO BOARD ACFT.LO PASS OVR BOATS IN HARBOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7176L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7176LRegistration cancelled May 26, 1976 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5
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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.