MKC70A0024

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA-1 · Columbus, NE · November 2, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 2, 1969
Place
Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5729LAmer Avco AA-1
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180718

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3186   69/11/2   COLUMBUS,NEBR       AMER AVCO AA-1      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N5729L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,NEBR               COLUMBUS,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PX WAS RATED COML PLT.NO TIME IN TYPE ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5729L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.