- Date
- July 1, 1976
- Place
- Creston, OH · CRESTON, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9934LAmer Avco AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760701038379A
- Case key
- 154644
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2426 76/7/1 CRESTON,OH AMER AVCO AA1-B CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 43 TOTAL TIME - 1935 N9934L PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WADSWORTH,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED IGN OFF DURING FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- LARGE KEY RING IN SWITCH,EASILY DISPLACED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9934L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9934LRegistration cancelled Feb 1, 1977 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.