- Date
- August 6, 1972
- Place
- Atco, NJ · ATCO, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9363LAmer Avco AA1A
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167682
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1131 72/8/6 ATCO,NJ AMER AVCO AA1A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 427 TIME - 1805 N9363L PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HAMMONTON,NJ HAMMONTON,NJ HARRISBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HOLE IN NR 4 PISTON,OIL PUMP SUBJECTED TO METAL INGESTION.CAUSE OF PISTON FAIL WASNT DETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9363L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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