- Date
- August 27, 1978
- Place
- Mckeesport, PA · MCKEESPORT, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1480RGrum Amer AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780827027029A
- Case key
- 139630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2702 78/8/27 MCKEESPORT,PA GRUM AMER AA1-B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 17 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N1480R PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MCKEESPORT,PA RETURN GROVE CITY,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1480R
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rostraver
N1480RRegistration cancelled Feb 19, 1997 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1B
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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.
Other investigations on N1480R · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW83FA319Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNewport, ARThe acft remained low after takeoff and after a turn continued north out of sight of witnesses and did not reappear. It collided with the bottom two strands of a powerline which were severed by the propeller. The acft fuselage came to rest 162 ft beyond the…NTSB NYC80DHA25Accident · No injuriesClosedSussex, NJ