# NTSB CHI74FEE42: Amer Avco AA1, N6152L, Woodstock, IL, December 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1973
- Place: Woodstock, IL · WOODSTOCK, IL
- Location: 42.3095° N, 88.4353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodstock, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3095&lon=-88.4353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4124  73/12/23   WOODSTOCK,ILL       AMER AVCO AA1       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1105                    N6152L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 493 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            62 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODSTOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST CHICAGO,ILL            WOODSTOCK,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED R INTO BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6152L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6152L-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N AA1-0352 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1
- Registry model: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodstock

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731223040179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731223040179A), Dec 23, 1973: Grumav AA1, Woodstock, IL, Substantial damage. Acft veered r into brush.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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