Amer Avco AA-1 N5769L
20 September 1970 · Leesport, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 September 1970 at about 11:55 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1 registered N5769L, operated by Perkiomen Airw, was involved in an accident during in flight near Leesport, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leesport, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spaatz
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Registration
- N5769L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Perkiomen Airw
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Reading, Pa → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1505
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
THROTTLE ARM AT CARB IMPROPERLY SAFETIED. R MAG INOPERATIVE. SPARK PLUGS FOULED.
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 | - |
| 6 Oct 1970 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Houston, Texas, United States | Johnson Aviati | Serious 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 |
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 |