Amer Avco AA-1 N6225L

10 April 1973 · La Porte, Texas, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 10 April 1973 at about 15:20 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1 registered N6225L, operated by Alvin Aero CLU, was involved in an accident during in flight near La Porte, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 10 April 1973 at 15:20
Classification: Accident
Location: La Porte, Texas, United States
Nearest airport: La Porte
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Amer Avco AA-1
Registration: N6225L
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Alvin Aero CLU
Operating rule: Flying Club
Purpose of flight: Dual
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Houston, Tex → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-0691

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	1	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

CREW ALLOWED ACFT TO ENTER SPIN, UN RECOVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-0691, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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15 Apr 1973	Amer Avco AA-1 N5742L	Roulette, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Apr 1973	Amer Avco AA-1 N5621L	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
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15 Mar 1973	Amer Avco AA-1 N6103L	Rimrock, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
22 Feb 1973	Amer Avco AA-1 N5957L	Arlington, Washington, United States no coordinates	Paine Aviation	Minor injuries	-

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