- Date
- February 15, 1980
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1614RGrum-Amer AA-5
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800215002789A
- Case key
- 132289
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0129 80/2/15 MIAMI,FL GRUM-AMER AA-5 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 58, TIME - 1515 N1614R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COLLIDED W UTILITY POLE NR END OF RWY.NO RECORD OF PLT CERTIF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1614R
- Reported as
- Grum-Amer AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Private
N1614RRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2009 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.