- Date
- May 11, 1974
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5445LAmer Avco AA5
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740511015969A
- Case key
- 124210
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1413 74/5/11 NR.FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ AMER AVCO AA5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 83 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N5445L PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT TERRAIN - OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST PWR.LNDD ON ROAD,HIT STAKE,DMGD WING.FURTHER DMG OCCURRED DR ABORTED TKOF ATMT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5445L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5445LRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2017 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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