- Date
- July 26, 1974
- Place
- Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9969LAmer Avco AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740726027139A
- Case key
- 134513
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2330 74/7/26 KANSAS CITY,MO AMER AVCO AA1-B CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1424 N9969L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 35, 2700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 670 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: IGNITION HARNESS,SHIELDING POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- FOULED PLUGS.RECENT HISTORY OF ROUGH-RUNNING.NO COMPANY MAINT FACILITIES.IGN SWITCH FND ON L MAG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9969L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kansas City Muni
N9969LRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 1974 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1B
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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.