Amer Avco AA1 N5666L
3 October 1970 · Agua Dulce, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1970 at about 06:30 local time, a Amer Avco AA1 registered N5666L was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Agua Dulce, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Agua Dulce, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Agua Dulce
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA1
- Registration
- N5666L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4624
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
OVRLOADED APRXLY 70LBS, BARELY OUT OF REAR CG LIMITS. HIT TRANSFORMER POLE APRXLY 5FT BLO TOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1970 | Amer Avco AA1 | Sycamore, Illinois, United States | Planemasters I | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Sky Aircraft S | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States | Hortman Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1971 | Amer Avco AA1-A | Manchester, Ohio, United States | Lock-Nautney | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, United States | Universal Avia | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |