- Date
- March 17, 1978
- Place
- Edgemont, SD · EDGEMONT, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9738UGrum Amer AA1-C
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780317003779A
- Case key
- 142557
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0296 78/3/17 EDGEMONT,SD GRUM AMER AA1-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 280 TIME - 1630 N9738U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EDGEMONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RAPID CITY,SD RETURN EDGEMONT,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- AIRPORT CLOSED BY NOTAM DUE TO SNOW WINDROWS ALONG RNY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9738U
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Edgemont
N9738URegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-1CAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1CEngine 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.