Accident American Aviation AA-1 Yankee N5996L, Tuesday 6 October 1970
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Date:Tuesday 6 October 1970
Time:14:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
American Aviation AA-1 Yankee
Owner/operator:Johnson Aviation
Registration: N5996L
MSN: AA1-0296
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Houston, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Local
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
TURNED L NOSE DWN APRX 5DEG,BANK INCREASED 80-90DEG,PITCHED UP,ROLLED R,PORPOISED,THEN PITCHED DWN

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW71FRA23
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

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