# NTSB NYC75AN030: Amer Avco AA-5, N7114L, Roxbury, CT, September 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1974
- Place: Roxbury, CT · ROXBURY, CT
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3085   74/9/1    ROXBURY,CONN        AMER AVCO AA-5      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 130
        TIME - 0138                    N7114L              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOCK ISLAND,RI             DANBURY,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK HILL 30MI NE OF DEST.BLOOD ALC LVL 0.10PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7114L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7114L-1974-12-05), registration cancelled 1974-12-05, S/N AA5-0414 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19740901034819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901034819A), Sep 1, 1974: Gulstm AA5, Roxbury, CT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck hill 30MI NE of dest. Blood alc lvl 0.10PCT.

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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