Aviation Crash Map

Amer Avco AA-5 N7373L

11 April 1979 · Marathon, Florida, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 11 April 1979 at about 18:30 local time, a Amer Avco AA-5 registered N7373L was involved in an accident during in flight near Marathon, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Marathon, Florida, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Amer Avco AA-5
Registration
N7373L
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Ft Lauderdale, Fl → S
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1171

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 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

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS-DESIPRAMINE & CHLORAZEPATE-FOUND ON PLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
9 Nov 1979 Amer Avco AA-5
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
26 Dec 1977 Amer Avco AA-5
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
14 Jun 1976 Amer Avco AA-5
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
1 Sep 1974 Amer Avco AA-5
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no coordinates
Danbury Airway Fatal 3
12 Mar 1974 Amer Avco AA-5
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no coordinates
MD Aircraft SA No injuries -
1 Sep 1974 Amer Avco AA-5
N5852L
Tekamah, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
Avcom Inc No injuries -

All 29 records for this type

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