- Date
- September 6, 1972
- Place
- Ft Benning, GA · FT BENNING, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9305LAmer Avco AA1A
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168792
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4040 72/9/6 FT BENNING,GA AMER AVCO AA1A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 187 TIME - 1950 N9305L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWSON AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANNISTON,ALA FT BENNING,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9305L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lawson Afb
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