- Date
- January 22, 1979
- Place
- Rexburg, ID · REXBURG, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9526UAmer Avco AA1-C
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790122001329A
- Case key
- 137719
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0144 79/1/22 REXBURG,ID AMER AVCO AA1-C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N9526U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 34, 4230 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REXBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REXBURG,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9526U
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rexburg
N9526URegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-1CAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1CEngine 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.
Other investigations on N9526U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA03LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRigby, IDThe pilot's selection of a fuel tank with inadequate fuel resulting in fuel starvation and a complete power loss during the initial climb. A contributing factor was the ditch which the aircraft impacted during the forced landing resulting in the collapse of…NTSB SEA80DYA02Accident · No injuriesClosedRexburg, ID