- Date
- August 8, 1978
- Place
- North Bend, NE · NORTH BEND, NE
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N81224Amer Avco AA-5B
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780808043339A
- Case key
- 139457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4120 78/8/8 NORTH BEND,NE AMER AVCO AA-5B CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36, TIME - 2025 N81224 PX- 3 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 800 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,NE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81224
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N81224Registration cancelled Sep 29, 1982 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5B
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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.