# NTSB NYC69F0286: Amer Avco AA-1, N5612L, Bayport, NY, November 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1968
- Place: Bayport, NY · BAYPORT, NY
- Location: 40.7460° N, 73.0564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bayport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7460&lon=-73.0564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0286
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0286

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4345  68/11/21   BAYPORT,NY          AMER AVCO AA-1      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N5612L              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 26, 800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EDWARDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR STRUT FAILED ABOVE FORK ATTACH POINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5612L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5612L), registered now, S/N AA1-0014, built 1968 (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)
- 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: Edwards

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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