- Date
- December 1, 1970
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6194LAmer Avco AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159336
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2051 70/12/1 RENO,NEV AMER AVCO AA-1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 128 TIME - 1715 N6194L PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPA,CALIF RENO,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 12/6/70.FLT COND AT IMPACT SITE UNKN.HIT GND AT 4400FT ELEV.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6194L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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