# NTSB LAX75DUJ60: Amer Avco AA5, N5408L, Quartzsite, AZ, February 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1975
- Place: Quartzsite, AZ · QUARTZSITE, AZ
- Location: 33.6639° N, 114.2299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartzsite, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6639&lon=-114.2299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0312   75/2/7    QUARTZSITE,AZ       AMER AVCO AA5       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N5408L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SENTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUARTZSITE,AZ               YUMA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT TREE 30FT L OF ROUGH RWY.TRAILERS TO R OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5408L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA5
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Senter Strip

## 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 19750207003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750207003399A), Feb 7, 1975: Grumav AA5, Quartzsite, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit tree 30FT l of rough rwy. Trailers to r of rwy.

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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