# NTSB CHI75FEK04: Amer Avco AA5, N6039L, Paulding, OH, September 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Place: Paulding, OH · PAULDING, OH
- Location: 41.1427° N, 84.5827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paulding, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1427&lon=-84.5827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEK04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2782  74/9/14    PAULDING,OHIO       AMER AVCO AA5       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 150
        TIME - 1700                    N6039L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VINCENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAULDING,OHIO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON GRAVEL ROAD ADJACENT TO PVT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6039L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6039L), registered now, S/N AA5-0139, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA5
- Registry model: [American AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (registry code 0631410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vincent

## 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 19740914031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740914031109A), Sep 14, 1974: Grumav AA5, Paulding, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on gravel road adjacent to pvt strip.

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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