- Date
- April 25, 1972
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5630LAmer Avco AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165935
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0144 72/4/25 NR.SALINAS,CALIF AMER AVCO AA-1 CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2506 TIME - 1230 N5630L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 436 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUAIL CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINAS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- STUDENT ENTERED SPIN DOING STALLS ABOUT 6000 FT.IP WAITED 3 TURNS BFOR RECOVRY ATTEMPT.UN RECOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5630L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Quail Creek
N5630LRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · American AA-1Airframe modelAmerican AA-1Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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