N5865L American AA-5 accident

NTSB 46143 · 1972-07-23

Docket — crew, injuries and powerplant

This record is from the 1962–1981 era, whose reporting thresholds and coded fields differ from the modern ones. Categories and counts are not comparable across eras.

Circumstances

Light condition
NIGHT (DARK)
Sky condition
BROKEN
Ceiling (ft)
14000
Wind direction
200
Wind speed (kt)
10
Flight plan
NONE
Investigation type
D

Aircraft

RegistrationMakeModelDamageFAR part
N5865L AMERICAN AA-5 — —

Sequence of events

#OccurrencePhase
1 J Cruise
2 E Cruise

Findings

Finding
6446 cause
83F cause
6431 factor
8894 factor