# NTSB NYC75DCQ53: Amer Avco AA1-B, N8889L, Manhattan, KS, June 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1975
- Place: Manhattan, KS · MANHATTAN, KS
- Location: 39.1883° N, 96.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manhattan, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1883&lon=-96.6059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DCQ53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DCQ53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1179  75/6/13    MANHATTAN,KS        AMER AVCO AA1-B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 642
        TIME - 1404                    N8889L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE RIVER HILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HORTON,KS                   RETURN                       MANHATTAN,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT LWRD 1/3 FLAP BFR TKOF.ACFT DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE,TURNED OFF RWY TO AVOID RAVINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8889L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1-B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blue River Hills

## 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 19750613013909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750613013909A), Jun 13, 1975: Grumav AA1B, Manhattan, KS, Substantial damage. Plt lwrd 1/3 flap bfr tkof. Acft did not become airborne,turned off rwy to avoid ravine.

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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