ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 3234
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| Date: | 28-AUG-1973 |
| Time: | 17:25 |
| Type: |  American Aviation AA-1A Trainer |
| Owner/operator: | Yuma Marine Aero Club. |
| Registration: | N7258L |
| MSN: | AA1A-0458 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Yuma, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Yuma International Airport, AZ (YUM/KYUM) |
| Yuma International Airport, AZ (YUM/KYUM) |
Crew declared power loss. Aircraft pitched up,entered steep right bank & spun. Over max gross weight by 64 lbs.
Instructor Pilot was Stanford Anderson, Student Pilot was David H. Manny.
Sources:
NTSB
https://newspaperarchive.com/yuma-daily-sun-aug-30-1973-p-1/
Images:
Location: MCAS Yuma, AZ Photo taken sometime in 1974
I took this photo in 1974. Location was a hangar at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, AZ. While stationed there during 1974-1975 I was a member of the Yuma Marine Aero Club.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Mar-2011 00:34 | Anon. | Updated |
| 12-Sep-2018 16:22 | Rodger Asai | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2019 17:27 | FJSA | Updated [Country, Photo] |
| 27-Mar-2019 17:28 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2019 17:30 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
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