# NTSB LAX76FUA06: Amer Avco AA1-A, N6441L, Huntington Bch, CA, September 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1975
- Place: Huntington Bch, CA · HUNTINGTON BCH, CA
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4135   75/9/7    HUNTINGTON BCH,CA   AMER AVCO AA1-A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 0910                    N6441L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAVERNE,CA                  HUNTINGTON BCH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LAST OFFICIAL RECORDS FOR PLT DATED 1969.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6441L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6441L-2020-04-17), registration cancelled 2020-04-17, S/N AA1A-0441 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1-A
- Registry model: [American AA-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (registry code 0630710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadowlark

## 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 19750907042699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750907042699A), Sep 7, 1975: Grumav AA1A, Huntington Bch, CA, Substantial damage. Last official records for plt dated 1969.

## Other investigations on N6441L (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 LAX76FWA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FWA19), Jan 6, 1976: Amer Avco AA1-A (N6441L), Huntington Bch, CA, destroyed

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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