- Date
- October 23, 1977
- Place
- Pierce, NE · PIERCE, NE
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N9762UGrumann AA-5A
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771023038779A
- Case key
- 145619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3621 77/10/23 PIERCE,NE GRUMANN AA-5A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 3500 TIME - 0210 N9762U PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,SD PIERCE,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 45 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 100 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9762U
- Reported as
- Grumann AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9762URegistration cancelled Nov 11, 1977 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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