- Date
- November 27, 1974
- Place
- Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9590LAmer Avco AA-5
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741127038279A
- Case key
- 143100
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3633 74/11/27 JACKSON,MISS AMER AVCO AA-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 98 TOTAL TIME - 0715 N9590L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN C THOMPSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALLAHASSEE,FLA JACKSON,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LT TANK INDICATED LOW BUT CONTAINED FUEL.PLT KEPT FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK AFTER ENG FAILURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9590L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allen C Thompson
FAA reports on this event · 1
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