- Date
- November 20, 1977
- Place
- Seven Springs, PA · SEVEN SPRINGS, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9993UGrum Amer AA-5A
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771120035559A
- Case key
- 144620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3485 77/11/20 SEVEN SPRINGS,PA GRUM AMER AA-5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N9993U PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEVEN SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALLEGHENY COUNTY,PA SEVEN SPRINGS,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 130 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- AIRMET WARNED OF TURBC & 30KT WINDS BELOW 2000FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9993U
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Seven Springs
N9993URegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2019 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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