Amer Avco AA-1B N9947L
20 August 1976 · Escalante, Utah, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1976 at about 19:30 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1B registered N9947L was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Escalante, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Escalante, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Abandoned Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-1B
- Registration
- N9947L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Bull Frog, Az → Page, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3133
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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
DENSITY ALTITUDE 5250 FT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1975 | Amer Avco AA-1B | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1977 | Amer Avco AA-1B | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Reynolds Aviat | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1977 | Amer Avco AA-1B | Silvana, Washington, United States | Sky Trek Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1974 | Amer Avco AA-1B | Homestead, Florida, United States | Gulfstream FLI | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1974 | Amer Avco AA-1B | El Monte, California, United States | El Monte Arwys | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1974 | Amer Avco AA-1B | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Bindl Flying S | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |