# NTSB MKC75DCJ26: Amer Avco AA-5, N5852L, Tekamah, NE, September 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1974
- Place: Tekamah, NE · TEKAMAH, NE
- Location: 41.7778° N, 96.2245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tekamah, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7778&lon=-96.2245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2596   74/9/1    TEKAMAH,NEBR        AMER AVCO AA-5      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 216
        TIME - 0905                    N5852L              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DYE PRIVATE FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEARNEY,NEBR                TEKAMAH,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- AIRPORT HAD BEEN DELETED AS PUBLIC AIRPORT.ACFT HIT A RUF SPOT IN BKN ASPHALT,BOUNCED,PLT LOST CTL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5852L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5852L), registered now, S/N AA5-0052, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA-5
- Registry model: [American AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (registry code 0631410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dye Private 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 19740901027519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901027519A), Sep 1, 1974: Grumav AA5, Tekamah, NE, Substantial damage. Airport had been deleted as public airport. Acft hit a ruf spot in bkn asphalt,bounced,plt lost ctl

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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