Accident American Aviation AA-1 Yankee N5639L,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14622
 
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Date:Sunday 16 March 1969
Time:14:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
American Aviation AA-1 Yankee
Owner/operator:Cramer Aviation
Registration: N5639L
MSN: AA1-0039
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Benton Harbor, MI -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
fuel selector found on lft tank position. No fuel found in lft fuel line.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI69A0082
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
03-May-2019 18:02 BEAVERSPOTTER Updated [Cn]
15-Sep-2023 07:51 Ron Averes Updated [[Cn]]

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