- Date
- April 12, 1974
- Place
- Rimrock, AZ · RIMROCK, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5841LAmer Avco AA5
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740412014259A
- Case key
- 124311
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1196 74/4/12 RIMROCK,ARIZ AMER AVCO AA5 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N5841L PX- 1 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIMROCK,ARIZ FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PROP BENT ON PREV LDG.ALT 6900FT.UN CLR RISING TERRAIN.MIXT FND IN RICH PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5841L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.