- Date
- July 20, 1979
- Place
- Versailles, MO · VERSAILLES, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9355LAmer Avco AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790720024359A
- Case key
- 134304
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3124 79/7/20 VERSAILLES,MO AMER AVCO AA-1A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 114 TIME - 1200 N9355L PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTEN MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BRANSON,MO DES MOINES,IA GRAVOIS MILLS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9355L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Otten Memorial
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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