Amer Avco AA1-B N6246L
19 October 1973 · Santa Paula, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 October 1973 at about 16:30 local time, a Amer Avco AA1-B registered N6246L, operated by Ventura County, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Santa Paula, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Paula, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Paula
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA1-B
- Registration
- N6246L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ventura County
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Oxnard, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3818
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
FOG BANK AT OXNARD.IP DIVERTED STUDENT TO ALT ARPT.PLT MADE LOW FAST APCH, ACFT PORPOISED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1973 | Amer Avco AA1-B | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Andersen Aviat | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1973 | Amer Avco AA1-B | Painsville, Ohio, United States | Firebird Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1973 | Amer Avco AA1-A | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Yuma Marine AE | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Nov 1973 | Amer Avco AA1-A | Douglas, Arizona, United States | Cochise Colleg | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1973 | Amer Avco AA1-A | North Canton, Ohio, United States | McKinley Air T | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1973 | Amer Avco AA1-B | Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States | Hortman Aviati | Minor 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 | - |