CHI72AC024

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA1A · Litchfield, OH · September 9, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 9, 1971
Place
Litchfield, OH · LITCHFIELD, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9258LAmer Avco AA1A
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163487

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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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3-2124   71/9/9    LITCHFIELD,OHIO     AMER AVCO AA1A      CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1610                    N9258L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 1792 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            76 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELYRIA,OHIO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PLACARD-INTENTIONAL SPINS PROHIBITED.CIRCLED L 2 TURNS PWR CUT ENTRD DIVE,ANGLE.75DEG,ROTATED R.

Aircraft

Registration
N9258L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA1A
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.