- Date
- December 29, 1974
- Place
- Newark, CA · NEWARK, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9443LAmer Avco AA1-A
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741229042629A
- Case key
- 145055
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4023 74/12/29 NR.NEWARK,CALIF AMER AVCO AA1-A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 39, 74 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N9443L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN CARLOS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LOST CTL DRG LOW ALT WING OVR.CRASHED IN SALT EVAPORATIVE TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9443L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.