Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW83LA317

JEFFERSON, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N9857L

GRUMMAN AA-1B

Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH SMALL TREES AND TWO FENCES DURING TAKEOFF AND NOSED DOWN INTO THE GROUND. A WITNESS NOTICED THE ACFT WOBBLING IN THE AIR AT LOW ALT BEFORE THE COLLISION WITH THE TREES. THE DENSITY ALT WAS 2800 FT. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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