Amer Avco AA-1 N5618L
12 December 1980 · Castlewood, South Dakota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 December 1980 at about 14:00 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1 registered N5618L was involved in an accident during in flight near Castlewood, South Dakota, United States. 2 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Castlewood, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Registration
- N5618L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Sioux Falls, Sd → Watertown, Sd
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3353
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 1978 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1976 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Spokane, Washington, United States | Yankee Flying | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1974 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Thomson, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1974 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | 110 Flying CLU | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1974 | Amer Avco AA-1 | N Sioux Cty, South Dakota, United States | MAJ CA Clarke | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1973 | Amer Avco AA-1 | La Porte, Texas, United States | Alvin Aero CLU | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |