# NTSB ANC75AA022: Amer Avco AA1-B, N8955L, Sitka, AK, September 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1974
- Place: Sitka, AK · SITKA, AK
- Location: 57.0531° N, 135.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sitka, AK, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0531&lon=-135.3300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2515   74/9/5  NR.SITKA,ALAS         AMER AVCO AA1-B     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N8955L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUNEAU,ALAS                 SITKA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INTO WATER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. ONLY DEBRIS FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8955L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8955L-1974-10-30), registration cancelled 1974-10-30, S/N AA1B-0405 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1-B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740905030389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740905030389A), Sep 5, 1974: Gulstm AA1, Sitka, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft impacted into water for undetermined reasons. Only debris found.

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.

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