- Date
- July 26, 1970
- Place
- Antioch, IL · ANTIOCH, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5786LAmer-Avco AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113857
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2643 70/7/26 ANTIOCH,ILL AMER-AVCO AA-1 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N5786L PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIOCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT SAID HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM ENG COWLING. NOTHING FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5786L
- Reported as
- Amer-Avco AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Antioch
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