- Date
- January 2, 1972
- Place
- Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5803LAmer Avco AA5
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165026
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0616 72/1/2 TEWKSBURY,MASS AMER AVCO AA5 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1425 TIME - 0915 N5803L PX- 0 1 1 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW-MAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEWKSBURY,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER - RAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 32 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TKOF ATMTD FROM RWY AREA TOO SHORT FOR EXISTING CONDS.SNOW,SLUSH 1/4 TO 1/2 IN DEEP.PSBL CARB ICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5803L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tew-Mac
N5803LRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 2010 · American AA-5Airframe modelAmerican AA-5Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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