- Date
- August 6, 1975
- Place
- Butte, MT · BUTTE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9618LAmer Avco AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750806025909A
- Case key
- 150165
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2417 75/8/6 BUTTE,MT AMER AVCO AA1-B CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2000 N9618L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 34, 375 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUTTE,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PWR LINE NEAR HWY. SIMULATED FORCED LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9618L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9618LRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 1975 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.