Amer Avco AA-1A N9475L

15 August 1972 · Sierra Vsta, Arizona, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 15 August 1972 at about 17:35 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1A registered N9475L, operated by Sierra Vista A, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sierra Vsta, Arizona, 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: 15 August 1972 at 17:35
Classification: Accident
Location: Sierra Vsta, Arizona, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Amer Avco AA-1A
Registration: N9475L
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Sierra Vista A
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Dual
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-1326

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

BELIEVED PRACTISING EMERG LDG. PLT WAS KNOWN TO CUT MIXT CTL ON PRIOR FLTS. HARNESS EQUIP, NOT USED

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-1326, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
18 Apr 1972	Amer Avco AA-1A N6370L	Socorro, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
9 Feb 1972	Amer Avco AA-1A N9407L	Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Charlie Brown	No injuries	-
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2 Jul 1972	Amer Avco AA-1A N9494L	Syria, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Professional F	Serious injuries	-
2 Apr 1972	Amer Avco AA-1A N9327L	Corcoran, California, United States no coordinates	Hanford Aviati	Fatal	2
16 Dec 1972	Amer Avco AA-1A N9358L	Pacoima, California, United States no coordinates	Pacific Air TR	Fatal	1

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