- Date
- April 11, 1979
- Place
- Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7373LAmer Avco AA-5
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790411014399A
- Case key
- 137103
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1171 79/4/11 NR.MARATHON,FL AMER AVCO AA-5 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1830 N7373L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 50, 13000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LAUDERDALE,FL MARATHON,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- PRESCRIPTION DRUGS-DESIPRAMINE & CHLORAZEPATE-FOUND ON PLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7373L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7373LRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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