- Date
- September 17, 1972
- Place
- Oak Harbor, WA · OAK HARBOR, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6372LAmer Avco AA1A
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3714 72/9/17 OAK HARBOR,WASH AMER AVCO AA1A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 36 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N6372L PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK HARBOR AIRPK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6372L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oak Harbor Airpk
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