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NTSB accident investigation · Grum-Amer AA-5A · Bristol, PA · May 22, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1980
Place
Bristol, PA · BRISTOL, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9904UGrum-Amer AA-5A
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800522015449A
Case key
131337

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0906  80/5/22    BRISTOL,PA          GRUM-AMER AA-5A     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N9904U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRISTOL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRISTOL,PA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED WHEN FLAPS WERE RAISED DRG GO-ARND.

Aircraft

Registration
N9904U
Reported as
Grum-Amer AA-5A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bristol

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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.