- Date
- August 19, 1973
- Place
- Bristol, PA · BRISTOL, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9627LAmer Avco AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730819027409A
- Case key
- 189161
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2493 73/8/19 BRISTOL,PA AMER AVCO AA1-B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 115 TIME - 1915 N9627L PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 3M DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRISTOL,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- FIRST FLT FROM R SEAT,LOW ON APCH PLT PULLED THROTTLE INSTEAD OF PUSHING IT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9627L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- 3m
N9627LRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2018 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.