Amer Avco AA-1 N6176L
8 June 1972 · Newark, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 June 1972 at about 09:55 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1 registered N6176L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Newark, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Registration
- N6176L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Palo Alto, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0703
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
IP DEMONSTRATED FORCED LDG, ENG QUIT. CHOSE POOR FLD, ACFT RAN INTO LEVEE.
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 | - |