Amer Avco AA1 N224Y
20 May 1972 · Saginaw, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 May 1972 at about 16:05 local time, a Amer Avco AA1 registered N224Y, operated by Bently Flight, was involved in an accident during in flight near Saginaw, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saginaw, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA1
- Registration
- N224Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bently Flight
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Detroit, Mich → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1790
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
RAN L TANK DRY, UN RESTART.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1972 | Amer Avco AA1-A | Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States | Charlie Brown | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1972 | Amer Avco AA1-A | Caraway, Arkansas, United States | Aero Interpris | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1972 | Amer Avco AA1 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Yale Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1972 | Amer Avco AA1 | Vernon, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1972 | Amer Avco AA1 | Stanton, Minnesota, United States | Viking Flying | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1972 | Amer Avco AA1 | Chowchilla, California, United States | - | 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 | - |