# NTSB MIA76DLA42: Amer Avco AA1, N5669L, Pensacola, FL, April 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1976
- Place: Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2135  76/4/18    PENSACOLA,FL        AMER AVCO AA1       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1168
        TIME - 1445                    N5669L              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COASTAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCALOOSA,AL               PENSACOLA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FERRY FLT FOR ANNUAL INSP.INSUFFICIENT FLUID IN R BRAKE CYL.BRAKE INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5669L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5669L), registered now, S/N AA1-0069, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1
- Registry model: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coastal

## 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 19760418012879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760418012879A), Apr 18, 1976: Grumav AA1, Pensacola, FL, Substantial damage. Ferry flt for annual insp. Insufficient fluid in r brake cyl. Brake inop.

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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