# NTSB IAD76FID01: Amer Avco AA1, N6147L, Dillwyn, VA, July 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1975
- Place: Dillwyn, VA · DILLWYN, VA
- Location: 37.5405° N, 78.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillwyn, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5405&lon=-78.4612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2282   75/7/1    DILLWYN,VA          AMER AVCO AA1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 708
        TIME - 1650                    N6147L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUMPASS,VA                  FARMVILLE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK WOODPILE AT ABANDONED LUMBER YARD ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6147L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750701018859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750701018859A), Jul 1, 1975: Grumav AA1, Dillwyn, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck woodpile at abandoned lumber yard road.

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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