- Date
- January 20, 1978
- Place
- Ormond Beach, FL · ORMOND BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6331LAmer Avco AA1-A
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780120009399A
- Case key
- 143676
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0188 78/1/20 ORMOND BEACH,FL AMER AVCO AA1-A CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 12 TOTAL TIME - 1443 N6331L PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORMOND BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORMOND BEACH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WND GUSTING 22K.FUEL SEL ON L TANK WHICH CONTAINED LESS THAN 1/2PT FUEL. APPROX 7GAL IN RT TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6331L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ormond Beach
N6331LRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 1980 · American AA-1AAirframe modelAmerican AA-1AEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.