MKC72DER65

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA1A · Barnsville, MN · June 10, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 10, 1972
Place
Barnsville, MN · BARNSVILLE, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9250LAmer Avco AA1A
Status
Completed · report February 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167323

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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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3-2369  72/6/10    BARNSVILLE,MINN     AMER AVCO AA1A      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 111
        TIME - 0920                    N9250L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BARNSVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARGO,N DAK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- HIT DEEP RUT HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS.ARPT CLSD,MRKNGS OBSCURED,AUTH NOT NOTIFIED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9250L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA1A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Barnsville Muni

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.