MIA71FKT24

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA-1A · Belle Glade, FL · December 5, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 5, 1970
Place
Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5633LAmer Avco AA-1A
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159711

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4373   70/12/5   BELLE GLADE,FLA     AMER AVCO AA-1A     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2575
        TIME - 1155                    N5633L              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 901 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM BEACH,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- NON PRODUCTION ACFT EQPD WITH NEW WING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SPIN FLT TEST.DID NOT RECOVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N5633L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA-1A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.