# NTSB MIA74DKG62: Amer Avco AA-1, N5605L, Thomson, GA, March 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1974
- Place: Thomson, GA · THOMSON, GA
- Location: 33.4693° N, 82.4951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4693&lon=-82.4951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKG62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0876   74/3/9    THOMSON,GA          AMER AVCO AA-1      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 261
        TIME - 1845                    N5605L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMSON-MCDUFFIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THOMSON,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- DRG LDG ROLL A GROUP OF DEER RAN OUT ON THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5605L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5605L-1990-02-16), registration cancelled 1990-02-16, S/N AA10007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA-1
- Registry model: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thomson-Mcduffie

## 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 19740309009199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740309009199A), Mar 9, 1974: Grumav AA1, Thomson, GA, Substantial damage. Drg ldg roll a group of deer ran out on the 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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