Amer Avco AA-5 N5870L
12 October 1974 · Avalon, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1974 at about 11:46 local time, a Amer Avco AA-5 registered N5870L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Avalon, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avalon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arpt In the Sky
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-5
- Registration
- N5870L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chula Vista, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3307
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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.
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Other Amer Avco AA-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1974 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Roxbury, Connecticut, United States | Danbury Airway | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Mar 1974 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Cooperstown, Pennsylvania, United States | MD Aircraft SA | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1974 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Tekamah, Nebraska, United States | Avcom Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1974 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Piedmona Aircr | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1974 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1974 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Trans Air Avia | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |