- Date
- June 1, 1978
- Place
- Guilford, NY · GUILFORD, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9879UAmer Avco AA-5A
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780601020549A
- Case key
- 141188
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1428 78/6/1 GUILFORD,NY AMER AVCO AA-5A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 625 TIME - 2030 N9879U PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIDNEY,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED FLAT SPIN.INTENTIONAL SPINS PROHIBITED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9879U
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sidney Muni
N9879URegistration cancelled Jul 6, 1978 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A
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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.