Amer Avco AA-5 N7118L
10 August 1974 · Sulphur Sprgs, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1974 at about 12:35 local time, a Amer Avco AA-5 registered N7118L, operated by Astro-Wing AVN, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sulphur Sprgs, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sulphur Sprgs, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-5
- Registration
- N7118L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Astro-Wing AVN
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Harrison, Ark → Dallas, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2446
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
FLT IN KNOWN DETERIORATING WEA COND.BECAME LOST & RAN OUT OF FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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 | - |