- Date
- May 1, 1975
- Place
- Stuart Island, WA · STUART ISLAND, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9290LAmer Avco AA1A
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750501008929A
- Case key
- 149092
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2835 75/5/1 STUART ISLAND,WA AMER AVCO AA1A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 145 TIME - 1332 N9290L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STUART ISLAND,WA EVERETT,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DRIFTED LEFT INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9290L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chandler
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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