Amer Avco AA-1A N9327L
2 April 1972 · Corcoran, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 April 1972 at about 15:00 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1A registered N9327L, operated by Hanford Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Corcoran, California, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Corcoran, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Registration
- N9327L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hanford Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1795
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
LOST CTL DURING LOW ALT MANEUVER. OVER MAX GROSSWT ABOUT 144 LBS AT DEPT. CG NEAR AFT LIMIT.
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 | - |
| 16 Dec 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Pacoima, California, United States | Pacific Air TR | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Mesa, Arizona, United States | DML Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
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 | - |