# NTSB MKC74DCJ42: Amer Avco AA1-A, N9311L, Auburn, NE, May 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1974
- Place: Auburn, NE · AUBURN, NE
- Location: 40.3894° N, 95.8436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3894&lon=-95.8436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1356  74/5/26  NR.AUBURN,NEBR        AMER AVCO AA1-A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N9311L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANLEY FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,NEBR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TIRES SLID ON GRASS.L WING STRUCK GRASS ON L SIDE OF RWY,VEERED OFF RWY STRUCK FENCE ADJ TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9311L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9311L-2006-07-26), registration cancelled 2006-07-26, S/N AA1A-0011, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1-A
- Registry model: [American AA-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (registry code 0630710) (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: Stanley Farm

## 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 19740526014869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526014869A), May 26, 1974: Gulstm AA1, Auburn, NE, Substantial damage. Tires slid on grass.l wing struck grass on l side of rwy,veered off rwy struck fence adj to 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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