# NTSB MIA72AM140: Amer Avco AA-1, N101FT, Byrdstown, TN, June 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1972
- Place: Byrdstown, TN · BYRDSTOWN, TN
- Location: 36.5736° N, 85.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byrdstown, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5736&lon=-85.1342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM140

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0927  72/6/23    BYRDSTOWN,TENN      AMER AVCO AA-1      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 850
        TIME - 1200                    N101FT              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BYRDSTOWN,TENN              LIVINGSTON,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW ACFT OUT OF FARM FLD,UNAUTHORIZED BY OPERATOR. MADE LOW PASSES AND STEEP PULL UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N101FT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101FT-1974-04-08), registration cancelled 1974-04-08, S/N AA1-0403, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA-1
- Registry model: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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