- Date
- September 2, 1978
- Place
- Mechanicville, NY · MECHANICVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1454RGrum Amer AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780902026009A
- Case key
- 139560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2585 78/9/2 MECHANICVILLE,NY GRUM AMER AA1-B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 26 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N1454R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BURRELLO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MECHANICVILLE,NY RETURN SARATOGA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1454R
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Burrello
N1454RRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 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
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.