- Date
- July 4, 1977
- Place
- Bristol, PA · BRISTOL, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9686LGrum Amer AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770704022709A
- Case key
- 146053
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3320 77/7/4 BRISTOL,PA GRUM AMER AA1-B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N9686L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 3M ARPRT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRISTOL,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG RAN ROUGH.PILOT SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.CONNECTING ROD CAP #3 CYL HAD SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9686L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- 3m Arprt
N9686LRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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