- Date
- June 26, 1977
- Place
- Chico, CA · CHICO, CA
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N74601Grumman AA-5B
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770626017289A
- Case key
- 157199
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1347 77/6/26 CHICO,CA GRUMMAN AA-5B CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1920 N74601 PX- 0 1 1 DUAL AGE 23, 1481 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 325 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHERO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICO,CA SAN FRANCISCO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74601
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ranchero
N74601Registration cancelled Sep 1, 1977 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5B
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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.