- Date
- August 8, 1970
- Place
- Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5961LAmer Avco AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113120
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1557 70/8/8 WENATCHEE,WASH AMER AVCO AA-1 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 62, 64 TOTAL TIME - 1450 N5961L PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FANCHER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WENATCHEE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL HIT ROUGH SPOT ON RWY,TURNED L.ATMTD COR WITH RUDDER.GRND STEERING REQUIRES BRAKE USE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5961L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fancher Field
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