- Date
- November 1, 1975
- Place
- Ashland, VA · ASHLAND, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9458LAmer Avco AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751101033999A
- Case key
- 151200
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3151 75/11/1 ASHLAND,VA AMER AVCO AA-1A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 230 TIME - 1030 N9458L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASHLAND,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ABT 5 GAL FUEL L TANK.ACFT IN L TURN,BOOST PUMP OFF,FUEL SEL R TANK WHEN ENG QUIT.UN RESTART ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9458L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hanover County
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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.