Accident American Aviation AA-1 Yankee N5912L, Wednesday 20 May 1970
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Date:Wednesday 20 May 1970
Time:18:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
American Aviation AA-1 Yankee
Owner/operator:Metro Air,Inc.
Registration: N5912L
MSN: AA1-0212
Year of manufacture:1969
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Dallas, GA -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Atlanta, Ga
Destination airport:Local
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
ENG LOST PWR ON SHORT FLD T/O. PLT TURNED TO AVOID TREES. R WG DRAGGED GRND.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA70FKG32
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

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