FTW76DRA49

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA1-B · Huntsville, TX · July 1, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1976
Place
Huntsville, TX · HUNTSVILLE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1472RAmer Avco AA1-B
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154537

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1619   76/7/1    HUNTSVILLE,TX       AMER AVCO AA1-B     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N1472R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTSVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTSVILLE,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N1472R
Reported as
Amer Avco AA1-B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Huntsville Muni

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.