- Date
- April 2, 1972
- Place
- Corcoran, CA · CORCORAN, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9327LAmer Avco AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166049
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1795 72/4/2 NR.CORCORAN,CALIF AMER AVCO AA-1A CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 142 TIME - 1500 N9327L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORCORAN,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOST CTL DURING LOW ALT MANEUVER. OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 144 LBS AT DEPT. CG NEAR AFT LIMIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9327L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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