- Date
- August 22, 1972
- Place
- W.Lafayette, IN · W.LAFAYETTE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6115LAmer Avco AA1
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167651
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1329 72/8/22 W.LAFAYETTE,IND AMER AVCO AA1 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 139 TIME - 1303 N6115L PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PURDUE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KIRKSVILLE,MO SPRINGFIELD,OHIO LAFAYETTE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL SEL LEFT TANK PSN,TANK DRY.HIT POLE 1/8MI FRM RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6115L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Purdue
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