- Date
- August 6, 1977
- Place
- Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9798UGrum Amer AA5A
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770806022459A
- Case key
- 146675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1794 77/8/6 CONCORD,CA GRUM AMER AA5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 515 TIME - 1010 N9798U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CA CONCORD,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9798U
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buchanan Field
N9798URegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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