- Date
- March 16, 1975
- Place
- Tracy, CA · TRACY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9601LGrum Amer AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750316004299A
- Case key
- 147939
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0348 75/3/16 TRACY,CA GRUM AMER AA1-B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N9601L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 31, 444 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 93 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW JERUSALEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MODESTO,CA LIVERMORE,CA TRACY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 56 260 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- STUDENT UNDERSHOT SIM FORCED LDG,THEN LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9601L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Jerusalem
N9601LRegistration cancelled May 23, 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
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Other investigations on N9601L · 1
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