NYC72DHM50

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA1 · Montgomery, NY · May 13, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 13, 1972
Place
Montgomery, NY · MONTGOMERY, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5624LAmer Avco AA1
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166211

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1582  72/5/13    MONTGOMERY,NY       AMER AVCO AA1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 266
        TIME - 1105                    N5624L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                MONTGOMERY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DMGD GR AND L WING.

Aircraft

Registration
N5624L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Orange County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.