# NTSB NYC75FGM05: Amer Avco AA5, N6024L, Cooperstown, PA, August 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FGM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2785   74/8/2    COOPERSTOWN,PA      AMER AVCO AA5       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N6024L              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 29, 549 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            57 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLADE MILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEONARDTOWN,MD              COOPERSTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT OVERSHOT RUNWAY WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT FLIPPED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6024L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6024L-2013-05-31), registration cancelled 2013-05-31, S/N AA5-0124, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA5
- Registry model: [American AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (registry code 0631410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glade Mill

## 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 19740802029239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740802029239A), Aug 2, 1974: Grumav AA5, Cooperstown, PA, Substantial damage. Acft overshot runway went down embankment flipped over.

## Other investigations on N6024L (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA02FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA131), Jul 12, 2002: American General AA-5 (N6024L), Boca Raton, FL, minor damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The owner/operator's failure to perform an overhaul or comply with a service bulletin 240 which would have probably precluded the continued installation of the number four cylinder exhaust valve and…

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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