NYC77FFJ06

NTSB accident investigation · Grum Amer AA1-B · Centereach, NY · December 5, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 5, 1976
Place
Centereach, NY · CENTEREACH, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6505LGrum Amer AA1-B
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761205040489A
Case key
152536

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3779   76/12/5   CENTEREACH,NY       GRUM AMER AA1-B     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N6505L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 1046 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            303 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLIP MACARTHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DURING UNUSUAL ATTITUDE TRAINING ENG LOST PWR.

Aircraft

Registration
N6505L
Reported as
Grum Amer AA1-B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Islip Macarthur

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6505L · 1

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