- Date
- August 15, 1972
- Place
- Sierra Vsta, AZ · SIERRA VSTA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9475LAmer Avco AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167648
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1326 72/8/15 NR.SIERRA VSTA,ARIZ AMER AVCO AA-1A CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1735 N9475L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 34, 2320 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIERRA VSTA,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- BELIEVED PRACTISING EMERG LDG. PLT WAS KNOWN TO CUT MIXT CTL ON PRIOR FLTS. HARNESS EQUIP,NOT USED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9475L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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