- Date
- June 19, 1973
- Place
- Zwolle, LA · ZWOLLE, LA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6177LAmer Avco AA-5
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730619018549A
- Case key
- 190554
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1246 73/6/19 ZWOLLE,LA AMER AVCO AA-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N6177L PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMMONS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHREVEPORT,LA ZWOLLE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PROP HIT RWY ON 3RD BOUNCE.APCHG TREES UN CLB OUT OF GND EFFECT PLT STALLED ACFT INTO WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6177L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ammons
N6177LRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2014 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5Engine modelLycoming 0-340 series
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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.