- Date
- January 16, 1972
- Place
- Plattsburgh, NY · PLATTSBURGH, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6167LAmer Avco AA1
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164724
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0071 72/1/16 PLATTSBURGH,NY AMER AVCO AA1 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 318 TIME - 1320 N6167L PX- 1 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLINTON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLATTSBURGH,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SWITCHES PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AFT PWR LOSS PLT TURNED BACK TOWARD ARPT FOR LDG.IGNITION SWITCH FOUND L MAG PSN AFT CRASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6167L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Clinton County