# NTSB MIA74AM015: Amer Avco AA-5, N5478L, Abbeville, SC, August 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1973
- Place: Abbeville, SC · ABBEVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.1785° N, 82.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1785&lon=-82.3777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2598  73/8/16    ABBEVILLE,SC        AMER AVCO AA-5      CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 0218                    N5478L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FERNANDINA BEACH,FLA        SPARTANBURG,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NO PREVIOUS INST TRNG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5478L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA-5
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730816030889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730816030889A), Aug 16, 1973: Gulstm AA1, Abbeville, SC, Destroyed. Plt had no previous inst trng.

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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