Accident American Aviation AA-1A Trainer N9397L, Tuesday 4 July 1978
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Date:Tuesday 4 July 1978
Time:18:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
American Aviation AA-1A Trainer
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N9397L
MSN: AA1A-0097
Year of manufacture:1971
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Hillsdale, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Local
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
RT FUEL TANK HAD SEVERAL GALLONS FUEL,L TANK EMPTY.FUEL SEL ON L TANK.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI78FEE49
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

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