- Date
- March 25, 1972
- Place
- Stanton, MN · STANTON, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5980LAmer Avco AA1
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166458
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1210 72/3/25 STANTON,MINN AMER AVCO AA1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 159 TIME - 1400 N5980L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARLETON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STANTON,MINN ROSEMONT,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5980L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Carleton
N5980LRegistration cancelled Jun 25, 1976 · American AA-1Airframe modelAmerican AA-1Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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