- Date
- May 15, 1974
- Place
- Ashville, NY · ASHVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9983LAmer Avco AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740515012279A
- Case key
- 124369
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1134 74/5/15 ASHVILLE,NY AMER AVCO AA1-B CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N9983L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 724 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 32 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS FARMS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP JAMESTOWN,NY RETURN ASHVILLE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- IP EXECUTED A L TURN TO AVOID TREES ON HILL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9983L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairbanks Farms
N9983LRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 1975 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1B
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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.