# NTSB SEA75AS031: Amer Avco AA5, Newberg, OR, February 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: February 15, 1975
- Place: Newberg, OR · NEWBERG, OR
- Location: 45.3066° N, 122.9608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newberg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, April 3, 1975
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0301  75/2/15  NR.NEWBERG,OR         AMER AVCO AA5       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 124
        TIME - 1505                    N6063L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,OR               NEWBERG,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- BELIEVED TRYING TO RET TO FLD.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6063L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6063L-1975-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA5
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19750215005969A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750215005969A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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