- Date
- November 7, 1974
- Place
- Port Arthur, TX · PORT ARTHUR, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9880LAmer Avco AA-1B
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741107038569A
- Case key
- 143057
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3677 74/11/7 NR.PORT ARTHUR,TEX AMER AVCO AA-1B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N9880L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 1807 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 46 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT ARTHUR,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN TALL MARSH GRASS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9880L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9880LRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.