Amer Avco AA-1 N6194L

1 December 1970 · Reno, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 1 December 1970 at about 17:15 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1 registered N6194L, operated by Cavu Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Reno, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 1 December 1970 at 17:15
Classification: Accident
Location: Reno, Nevada, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Amer Avco AA-1
Registration: N6194L
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Cavu Aviation
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Business
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Napa, Calif → S
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 3-2051

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	1	0	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

RECOVERY DATE 12/6/70.FLT COND AT IMPACT SITE UNKN.HIT GND AT 4400FT ELEV.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2051, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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18 Jul 1970	Amer Avco AA-1 N5730L	Solvang, California, United States no coordinates	Apollo Airways	Minor injuries	-
6 Oct 1970	Amer Avco AA-1 N5996L	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Johnson Aviati	Serious injuries	-
29 Dec 1970	Amer Avco AA-1 N5981L	Longmont, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Roach Aircraft	No injuries	-
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