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American AA1 N5797L

5 January 1977 · Cahokia, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 5 January 1977 at about 07:30 local time, a American AA1 registered N5797L was involved in an accident during static near Cahokia, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 07:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Cahokia, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Parks Bi-State
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
American AA1
Registration
N5797L
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Static
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0205

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 1 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

CFI HAND PROPPED PLANE.DUAL STUDENT AT CONTROLS FAILED TO REDUCE POWER AFTER START.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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