- Date
- October 10, 1973
- Place
- Crowley, TX · CROWLEY, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9440LAmer Avco AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731010036249A
- Case key
- 188173
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3340 73/10/10 CROWLEY,TEX AMER AVCO AA-1A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1515 N9440L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 346 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 64 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT WORTH,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PRACTICE FORCED LDG.STUDENT OVRBNKD ACFT,IP UN TO CK DSCNT.ALL 3 GR FAILED ON IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9440L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.