- Date
- December 10, 1972
- Place
- Lincoln, CA · LINCOLN, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9304LAmer Avco AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163228
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3830 72/12/10 LINCOLN,CALIF AMER AVCO AA-1A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE TIME - 1705 N9304L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 33, 482 TOTAL HOURS, 153 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINCOLN,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MINIMUM FUEL,EXTREMELY NOSE HI LDG APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9304L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lincoln Municipal
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