Amer Avco AA-1 N5996L
6 October 1970 · Houston, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 October 1970 at about 14:15 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1 registered N5996L, operated by Johnson Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Houston, Texas, 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 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wm P Hobby
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Registration
- N5996L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Johnson Aviati
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3215
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
TURNED L NOSE DWN APRX 5DEG, BANK INCREASED 80-90DEG, PITCHED UP, ROLLED R, PORPOISED, THEN PITCHED DWN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1970 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Solvang, California, United States | Apollo Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Roach Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Oklahoma Cty, Oklahoma, United States | Sooner Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1970 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1970 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Mt Baldy, California, United States | Tri-Aviation C | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | Colorado Flyin | 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 |