Amer Avco AA-1 N5608L
2 November 1968 · Westwood, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 November 1968 at about 14:40 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1 registered N5608L, operated by Air Technology, was involved in an accident during in flight near Westwood, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westwood, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Norwood Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Registration
- N5608L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Technology
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4668
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
CRASHED IN PRKG LOT.DEMO FLT FOR COML PLT IN L SEAT. PLT AT CTLS UNKN. REL HMDTY 50-77 PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1968 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Bayport, New York, United States | Flight Safety | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1968 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Dania, Florida, United States | Skyport Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1969 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | Duncan Aviatio | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Aug 1969 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Crockett, Texas, United States | Flight Dynamic | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1969 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Birmingham, Michigan, United States | Gordon Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1969 | Amer Avco AA-1 | El Cajon, California, United States | Southwest Moon | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |