NYC74FGM19

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA-5 · Cooperstown, PA · March 12, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 12, 1974
Place
Cooperstown, PA · COOPERSTOWN, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6019LAmer Avco AA-5
Status
Completed · report July 25, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740312005529A
Case key
124733

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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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3-1581  74/3/12    COOPERSTOWN,PA      AMER AVCO AA-5      CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 3464
        TIME - 1730                    N6019L              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLADE MILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURGH,PA               COOPERSTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT WENT OFF END OF RWY,BECAME AIRBORNE AND CRASHED THRU SOME TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N6019L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Glade Mills

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.