- Date
- July 5, 1969
- Place
- El Cajon, CA · EL CAJON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5674LAmer Avco AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3032 69/7/5 EL CAJON,CALIF AMER AVCO AA-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 493 TIME - 1425 N5674L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL CAJON,CALIF EL CAJON,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- APRXLY 94 LBS OVERWEIGHT,CG .35 IN REARWARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5674L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gillespie Field
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