- Date
- August 1, 1977
- Place
- Elk Grove, CA · ELK GROVE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1436RGrum Amer AA1B
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770801023349A
- Case key
- 146188
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2042 77/8/1 ELK GROVE,CA GRUM AMER AA1B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1457 N1436R PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACRAMENTO,CA FRANKLIN,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- 3-3/4 INCHES OF BLADE TIP SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1436R
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1436RRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2008 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.