- Date
- February 6, 1973
- Place
- Attapulgus, GA · ATTAPULGUS, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6408LAmer Avco AA1
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730206004449A
- Case key
- 112231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0492 73/2/6 ATTAPULGUS,GA AMER AVCO AA1 CR- 1 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N6408L PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 27, 3300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUINCY,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6408L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6408LRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · American AA-1AAirframe modelAmerican AA-1AEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6408L · 1
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