CHI74FEI07

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA1-B · Painsville, OH · August 20, 1973

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 20, 1973
Place
Painsville, OH · PAINSVILLE, OH
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N9688LAmer Avco AA1-B
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730820026579A
Case key
189374

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2200  73/8/20    PAINSVILLE,OHIO     AMER AVCO AA1-B     CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2040                    N9688L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 373 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASEMENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAINSVILLE,OHIO             PAINSVILLE,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- IP TAXIED CLOSE TO OPNS DUE RAIN.STUDENT DEPLANED AND RAN INTO ROTATING PROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N9688L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA1-B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Casement

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N9688L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.