- Date
- April 23, 1973
- Place
- Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6265LAmer Avco AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730423009729A
- Case key
- 190708
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1042 73/4/23 YUMA,ARIZ AMER AVCO AA-1A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 82 TOTAL TIME - 1719 N6265L PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YUMA INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OXNARD,CALIF YUMA,ARIZ SANTA ANA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- UN RESTART ENG DUE IMPROPER PROC. HIT WIRES AND ROOF OF BLDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6265L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Yuma Intl
N6265LRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · American AA-1BAirframe modelAmerican AA-1BEngine 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.