# NTSB MKC78FA060: Amer Avco AA-5B, N81224, North Bend, NE, August 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1978
- Place: North Bend, NE · NORTH BEND, NE
- Location: 41.4620° N, 96.7858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4620&lon=-96.7858&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4120   78/8/8    NORTH BEND,NE       AMER AVCO AA-5B     CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36,
        TIME - 2025                    N81224              PX-  3  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      800 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,NE                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81224](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81224-1982-09-29), registration cancelled 1982-09-29, S/N AA5B0459 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA-5B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19780808043339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808043339A), Aug 8, 1978: Gulstm AA5, North Bend, NE, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck wires.

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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