Amer Avco AA1 N6230L
30 December 1972 · San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 December 1972 at about 11:20 local time, a Amer Avco AA1 registered N6230L, operated by Universal Avia, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Isla Grande
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA1
- Registration
- N6230L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Universal Avia
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4142
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
FUEL SELECT PSN R TANK.L TANK CONTAINED FUEL R TANK ABT 1QT.CAUSE OF DEATH, DROWNING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1972 | Amer Avco AA1-A | Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States | Charlie Brown | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1972 | Amer Avco AA1-A | Caraway, Arkansas, United States | Aero Interpris | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1972 | Amer Avco AA1 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Yale Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1972 | Amer Avco AA1 | Vernon, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1972 | Amer Avco AA1 | Stanton, Minnesota, United States | Viking Flying | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1972 | Amer Avco AA1 | Chowchilla, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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 | - |