# NTSB NYC74FGM19: Amer Avco AA-5, N6019L, Cooperstown, PA, March 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1974
- Place: Cooperstown, PA · COOPERSTOWN, PA
- Location: 41.4998° N, 79.8736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooperstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4998&lon=-79.8736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1581  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6019L), registered now, S/N AA5-0119, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA-5
- Registry model: [American AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (registry code 0631410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glade Mills

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740312005529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740312005529A), Mar 12, 1974: Grumav AA5, Cooperstown, PA, Substantial damage. Acft went off end of rwy,became airborne and crashed thru some trees.

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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