Accident American Aviation AA-1 Yankee N6130L,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38027
 
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Date:Saturday 4 September 1982
Time:11:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
American Aviation AA-1 Yankee
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N6130L
MSN: AA1-0330
Year of manufacture:1970
Total airframe hrs:1823 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING O-235-C2C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Opheim, MT -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Opheim, MT (C)
Destination airport:Helena, MT (C)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PILOT TOOKOFF AND MADE A PASS OVER THE AIRPORT. AT ABOUT 500 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL AND SPUN TO GROUND IMPACT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PILOT WAS APPARENTLY MANEUVERING AND WING DIPPING FOR HIS FRIENDS ON THE GROUND WHEN THE STALL OCCURRED. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04499

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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