# NTSB SEA72FYA17: Amer Avco AA-1A, N9205L, Emmett, ID, November 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1971
- Place: Emmett, ID · EMMETT, ID
- Location: 43.8692° N, 116.4922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emmett, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8692&lon=-116.4922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FYA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3364   71/11/1   EMMETT,ID           AMER AVCO AA-1A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3140
        TIME - 1900                    N9205L              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEISER,ID                   BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL MIXT CTL METERING SLEEVE PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY UNIDENTIFIED SUBSTANCE. LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9205L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9205L), registered now, S/N AA1A-0105, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA-1A
- 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

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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