- Date
- September 26, 1974
- Place
- Creve Coeur, MO · CREVE COEUR, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5938LAmer Avco AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740926033479A
- Case key
- 141035
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3253 74/9/26 CREVE COEUR,MO AMER AVCO AA-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 44 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N5938L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CREVE COEUR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,MO CREVE COEUR,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- RAN OFF SIDE OF RWY INTO PLOWED GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5938L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Creve Coeur
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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.