# Accident 19751108037349A: Grumav AA1B, Oak Harbor, WA, November 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1975
- Place: Oak Harbor, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 48.2938° N, 122.6282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2938&lon=-122.6282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9687L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9687L-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 43 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE21-151859) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751108037349A

## Narrative

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

FLT THROUGH SNOW SHOWERS.ONLY PARTIAL APPLICATION OF CARB HEAT AFTER PWR LOSS.

## 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 SEA76FYE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE21-151859), Nov 8, 1975: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9687L), Oak Harbor, WA, substantial damage

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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