- Date
- March 18, 1972
- Place
- Knights, FL · KNIGHTS, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6133LAmer Avco AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165905
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0356 72/3/18 KNIGHTS,FLA AMER AVCO AA-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 103 TIME - 1500 N6133L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNIGHTS,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- KNOWN DROP-OF BOTH MAGS 200-250 RPM. ATTEMPTED TKOF FROM ROUGH PASTURE.HIT FENCE POSTS AND COW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6133L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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