- Date
- April 18, 1976
- Place
- Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5669LAmer Avco AA1
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760418012879A
- Case key
- 153615
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2135 76/4/18 PENSACOLA,FL AMER AVCO AA1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1168 TIME - 1445 N5669L PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COASTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUSCALOOSA,AL PENSACOLA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FERRY FLT FOR ANNUAL INSP.INSUFFICIENT FLUID IN R BRAKE CYL.BRAKE INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5669L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coastal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.