Amer Avco AA1 N5742L
14 May 1971 · Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1971 at about 07:45 local time, a Amer Avco AA1 registered N5742L, operated by Hortman Aviati, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- 3 M
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA1
- Registration
- N5742L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hortman Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Baltimore, Md → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1311
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
OBS TAXIING TOO FAST. LOST CTL. TRIED TO STEER BETWEEN PARKED ACFT, L WG HIT TIEDOWN ROPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Sky Aircraft S | 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 | - |
| 2 Mar 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | Ravenna, Ohio, United States | Shirbill Airwa | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | Muenster, Texas, United States | Bates Aviation | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |