Amer Avco AA-5 N5813L
8 October 1972 · Montour Falls, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1972 at about 12:45 local time, a Amer Avco AA-5 registered N5813L, operated by Northfield AVI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Montour Falls, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montour Falls, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Martin
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Amer Avco AA-5
- Registration
- N5813L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Northfield AVI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Monticello, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0818
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT ELECTED TO CONTINUE ROLL STRAIGHT AHEAD, BULLRUSHES OBSCURED DITCH.WIND GUSTING 20K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Amer Avco AA-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Bedford, Indiana, United States | Cincinnati Air | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1973 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Taylorsville, North Carolina, United States | Eagle Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1973 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1973 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Zwolle, Louisiana, United States | Air American | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1973 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Westwego, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1973 | Amer Avco AA-5 | Abbeville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |