# NTSB OAK76DVG54: Amer Avco AA1-B, N1451R, Chico, CA, March 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1976
- Place: Chico, CA · CHICO, CA
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&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 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0918  76/3/16    CHICO,CA            AMER AVCO AA1-B     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1802                    N1451R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHAERO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICO,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- BALLOONED & LOST CTL AT LVL OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1451R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1451R-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N AA1B-0551, built 1975 (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
- Airport: Ranchaero

## 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 19760316009689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760316009689A), Mar 16, 1976: Grumav AA1B, Chico, CA, Substantial damage. Ballooned & lost ctl at lvl off.

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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