Accident Grumman American AA-5 Traveler N9267L, Saturday 27 October 1973
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Date:Saturday 27 October 1973
Time:09:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA5 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman American AA-5 Traveler
Owner/operator:Aero Technicia
Registration: N9267L
MSN: AA5-0278
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Shelley, Bingham County, Idaho -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Idaho Falls Regional Airport, Idaho Falls, Idaho (IDA/KIDA)
Destination airport:Idaho Falls Regional Airport, Idaho Falls, Idaho (IDA/KIDA)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) October 27. 1973 due to a CFIT (Controlled Flighbt Into Terrain) near Shelley, Bingham County, Idaho. Aircraft stalled and lost control during attempted turn around in steep sided "blind" canyon. Aircraft near maximum gross weight, C of G at aft limits. Aircraft impacted at 6,400 ft at crash site. All four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) killed

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: SEA74AS002 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=84845&key=0&queryId=849e6680-7b1a-4fae-a8b0-7cd306b02586&pgno=1&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9267L
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/id/N9267L/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
09-Jul-2016 18:39 Dr.John Smith Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
09-Jul-2016 18:39 Dr.John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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