CHI71FBD25

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA-1 · Maple Park, IL · September 19, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1970
Place
Maple Park, IL · MAPLE PARK, IL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5699LAmer Avco AA-1
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158891

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4296  70/9/19    MAPLE PARK,ILL      AMER AVCO AA-1      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 462
        TIME - 1640                    N5699L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAPLE PARK,ILL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- DOING MNVRS IN PREP FOR FLT INSTR CERT.INADVERTENTLY ENTERED SPIN FROM WHICH HE COULD NOT RECOVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N5699L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.