Amer Avco AA-1 N6133L
18 March 1972 · Knights, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1972 at about 15:00 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1 registered N6133L, operated by Florida Yankee, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Knights, Florida, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knights, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Registration
- N6133L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Florida Yankee
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0356
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
KNOWN DROP-OF BOTH MAGS 200-250 RPM. ATTEMPTED TKOF FROM ROUGH PASTURE.HIT FENCE POSTS AND COW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Devore, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jul 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Lompoc, California, United States | Apollo Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Byrdstown, Tennessee, United States | Flightech Trai | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Auberry, California, United States | Valley Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Salinas, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |