Amer Avco AA-1 N5947L
29 May 1972 · Lindsay, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 May 1972 at about 17:25 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1 registered N5947L, operated by Porterville AV, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lindsay, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lindsay, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Registration
- N5947L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Porterville AV
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Porterville, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0458
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
ENG QUIT DURING STEEP PULL UP FROM LOW PASS AT FRIENDS HOUSE. HAD TO LND IN ORANGE GROVE.
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 | - |