Date:	Sunday 2 January 1972
Time:	09:15
Type:	American Aviation AA-5 Traveler
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N5803L
MSN:	AA5-0003
Year of manufacture:	1971
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Tew Mac Airport, Tewksbury, Massachusetts -   United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Tew Mac Airport (FAA LID: B09) Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Destination airport:	Tew Mac Airport (FAA LID: B09) Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Third production Grumman American AA-5: first registered as N5803L on 12 October 1971. Written off (destroyed) January 2, 1972 when crashed on take off at the start of a local flight from Tew Mac Airport, Tewksbury, Massachusetts (at approximate Coordinates: 42°35′32″N 71°12′16″W). Take off attempted from runway area too short for existing conditions. Local weather conditions included snow and slush, 1/4 to 1/2 inches deep.

Carburettor icing was also considered to be a possible contributary cause. Aircraft caught fire after impact, but the four persons on board (instructor, pilot under training and two passengers) all survived.

C of A expired 14 January 1977, but registration N5803L not finally cancelled by the FAA on 8 December 2010.

1. NTSB Identification: NYC72FNA24 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=63342&key=0&queryId=77d5d570-56bb-46f5-bf0b-3550fbbe2316&pgno=2&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=5803L
3. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/5/N5803L.shtm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tew-Mac_Airport

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
23-May-2016 17:50	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
23-May-2016 17:53	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
09-Jul-2016 18:16	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, ]