# Accident 19741208041959A: Grumav AA1B, Vacaville, CA, December 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1974
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.3782° N, 121.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NUT TREE (VCB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3782&lon=-121.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8999L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8999L-1975-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 81 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75AP031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP031-142974) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741208041959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RECOVERY DATE 12/9/74.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK75AP031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP031-142974), Dec 8, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-B (N8999L), Vacaville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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