NYC72FNA15

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA1 · Tewksbury, MA · October 27, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 27, 1971
Place
Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5611LAmer Avco AA1
Status
Completed · report August 16, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164646

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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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3-4382  71/10/27   TEWKSBURY,MASS      AMER AVCO AA1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0700                    N5611L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 1275 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW-MAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANFORD,ME                  TEWKSBURY,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT PA-28,N6705W,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N5611L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tew-Mac

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.