- Date
- September 1, 1973
- Place
- Converse, LA · CONVERSE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5928LAmer Avco AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730901027559A
- Case key
- 188745
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2327 73/9/1 CONVERSE,LA AMER AVCO AA-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 771 TIME - 1030 N5928L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 223 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DALLAS,TEX TALLAHASSEE,FLA MANSFIELD,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT KNEW FUEL LOW,UN LOCATE ARPT.SET UP LDG IN PASTURE,ENG QUIT ON FINAL.ACFT STRUCK TERRACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5928L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5928LRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2012 · American AA-1Airframe modelAmerican AA-1Engine modelLycoming 0-235 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.