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American AA-1 N5753L

29 July 1986 · Roanoke, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 July 1986 at about 11:05 local time, a American AA-1 registered N5753L was involved in an accident near Roanoke, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Roanoke, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Aero Valley (52F)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
American AA-1
Registration
N5753L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Grand Prairie → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
FTW86LA140

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF DURING DARKNESS ON AN EARLY MORNING FLT & ARRIVED AT THE DESTN ARPT PRIOR TO SUNRISE. HE WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE RWY LIGHTS, BUT SINCE THE GROUND FEATURES COULD BE SEEN, HE ELECTED TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ALONGSIDE THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH A DITCH, THEN NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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