NYC70D0118

NTSB accident investigation · American AA-1 · Vincentown, NJ · August 10, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1969
Place
Vincentown, NJ · VINCENTOWN, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5656LAmerican AA-1
Status
Completed · report February 12, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181204

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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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3-3001  69/8/10    VINCENTOWN,NJ       AMERICAN AA-1       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N5656L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED LION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VINCENTOWN,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT,ACFT BOUNCED ON FOURTH LDG ATMT,LOST CTL UPON APPLICATION OF PWR.

Aircraft

Registration
N5656L
Reported as
American AA-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Red Lion

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.