ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 3271
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| Date: | Thursday 16 August 1973 |
| Time: | 02:18 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5 Traveler |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5478L |
| MSN: | AA5-0378 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abbeville, South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fenandina Beach, Florida |
| Spartanburg International Airport, South Carolina (GSP/KGSP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) August 16, 1973 when crashed at Abbeville, South Carolina. The pilot (the sole person on board) was killed. Aircraft was involved in a solo cross country navigational training exercise, but the Pilot had no previous instrument training. According to the following extract from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS; ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL. PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED. PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FIRE AFTER IMPACT"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA74AM015 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=85418&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=5478L
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/sc/N5478L/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-May-2016 18:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2016 18:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 23-May-2016 18:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2016 18:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
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