# NTSB OAK75FVG29: Amer Avco AA1-A, N6399L, Davis, CA, October 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1974
- Place: Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3484  74/10/14 NR.DAVIS,CALIF        AMER AVCO AA1-A     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N6399L              PX-  0  0  1  PARAJUMP-SPORT            HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOLO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DAVIS,CALIF                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- INADV OPENING OF CHEST CHUTE FOULED STABILIZER AND CAUSED ITS SEPARATION.ACFT OVER APRT,LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6399L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6399L-1988-10-06), registration cancelled 1988-10-06, S/N AA1A0399 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yolo County

## 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 19741014037019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741014037019A), Oct 14, 1974: Grumav AA1A, Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Inadv opening of chest chute fouled stabilizer and caused its separation. Acft over aprt,lnd ok.

## Other investigations on N6399L (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 FTW85LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA216), May 8, 1985: Grumman AA1A (N6399L), Sweetwater, TX, 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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