- Date
- July 25, 1973
- Place
- Alton, ME · ALTON, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6379LAmer Avco AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730725022499A
- Case key
- 188984
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2876 73/7/25 ALTON,ME AMER AVCO AA-1A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 726 TIME - 0920 N6379L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OUELETTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BANGOR,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- DRG CRUISE FUEL SEL R TANK,ENG QUIT.PLT SAID SWITCHED TO L.FUEL SEL FOUND R,TANK EMPTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6379L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ouelette
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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.