# NTSB NYC72FGT08: Amer Avco AA1, N5783L, Pa.Furnace, PA, February 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1972
- Place: Pa.Furnace, PA · PA.FURNACE, PA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FGT08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGT08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1306  72/2/23    PA.FURNACE,PA       AMER AVCO AA1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 344
        TIME - 1615                    N5783L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              REEDSVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      28
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- BECAME TRAPPED IN A VALLEY BY WX. LNDD IN CROP ABT 15 IN HIGH COVERED BY SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5783L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5783L), registered now, S/N AA1-0183 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1
- Registry model: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5783L (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC71FHG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHG01), Jul 16, 1970: Amer Avco AA-1 (N5783L), Carlisle, PA, substantial damage

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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