Amer Avco AA-1A N9409L
19 December 1972 · Clermont, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 December 1972 at about 16:12 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1A registered N9409L, operated by Hop-Flight, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Clermont, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clermont, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Registration
- N9409L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hop-Flight, Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bradford, Pa → Baltimore, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3748
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
FLEW INTO KNOWN ICING COND.ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-ICER/DE-ICERS.UN MAINTAIN ALT.RCVR 12/23/72
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA-1A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Socorro, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States | Charlie Brown | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Lincoln, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Syria, Virginia, United States | Professional F | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Corcoran, California, United States | Hanford Aviati | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Dec 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Pacoima, California, United States | Pacific Air TR | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |