Amer Avco AA-1A N332A
25 February 1981 · Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 February 1981 at about 11:30 local time, a Amer Avco AA-1A registered N332A, operated by Bluffs Acft, was involved in an accident during in flight near Council Bluffs, Iowa, 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 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eppley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Registration
- N332A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bluffs Acft
- 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
- 3-0457
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
WITNESSES OBSD ACFT TURN AS IT APCHD PWR LNS BFRHITTING TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA-1A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1979 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Versailles, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Oct 1979 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Redfield, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1977 | Amer Avco AA-1A | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1977 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1975 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Ashland, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1974 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |