- Date
- August 26, 1972
- Place
- Madison, NC · MADISON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9385LAmer Avco AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167603
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1438 72/8/26 MADISON,NC AMER AVCO AA-1A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 33 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N9385L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISON,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOST CTL IN 45 DEG L BANK WHILE CIRCLING HOUSES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9385L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mayo
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