Amer Avco AA-5 N5478L
16 August 1973 · Abbeville, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 August 1973 at about 02:18 local time, a Amer Avco AA-5 registered N5478L was involved in an accident during in flight near Abbeville, South Carolina, 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 02:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-5
- Registration
- N5478L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fernandina Beach, Fla → Spartanburg, Sc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2598
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
PLT HAD NO PREVIOUS INST TRNG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1973 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Taylorsville, North Carolina, United States | Eagle Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1973 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1973 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Zwolle, Louisiana, United States | Air American | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1973 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Westwego, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1973 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Trotwood, Ohio, United States | Daytflygsvc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1973 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Mt Upton, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |