Amer Avco AA1 N5683L
1 July 1970 · Sycamore, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1970 at about 15:30 local time, a Amer Avco AA1 registered N5683L, operated by Planemasters I, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sycamore, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sycamore, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sycamore
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA1
- Registration
- N5683L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Planemasters I
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2963
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DWN WIND SHORT FLD TKOF, RWY 1660FT, SOD, OAT 98DEG.R QUARTERING TAILWIND 120DEG 10K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1970 | Amer Avco AA1 | Agua Dulce, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Sky Aircraft S | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States | Hortman Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1971 | Amer Avco AA1-A | Manchester, Ohio, United States | Lock-Nautney | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, United States | Universal Avia | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |