- Date
- February 7, 1975
- Place
- Quartzsite, AZ · QUARTZSITE, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5408LAmer Avco AA5
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750207003399A
- Case key
- 147979
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0312 75/2/7 QUARTZSITE,AZ AMER AVCO AA5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1345 N5408L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SENTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUARTZSITE,AZ YUMA,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT TREE 30FT L OF ROUGH RWY.TRAILERS TO R OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5408L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Senter Strip
FAA reports on this event · 1
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