Amer Avco AA1 N5706L
11 April 1977 · East Tawas, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 April 1977 at about 19:55 local time, a Amer Avco AA1 registered N5706L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near East Tawas, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Tawas, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Iosco County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA1
- Registration
- N5706L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0936
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
FUEL SEL VALUE #X670401 STUCK. POSITION OF VALUEWOULD NOT CAUSE ENG TO QUIT, JUST REDUCE PWR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1977 | Amer Avco AA1 | Santa Maria, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1977 | Amer Avco AA1-A | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1976 | Amer Avco AA1-B | Jenks, Oklahoma, United States | Rivair Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1976 | Amer Avco AA1 | Munford, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1976 | Amer Avco AA1-A | Goldendale, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Amer Avco AA1-C | Everett, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |