# NTSB SEA75FYE40: Amer Avco AA1A, N9290L, Stuart Island, WA, May 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1975
- Place: Stuart Island, WA · STUART ISLAND, WA
- Location: 48.6790° N, 123.2119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuart Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6790&lon=-123.2119&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYE40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYE40

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9290L-1975-05-28), registration cancelled 1975-05-28, S/N AA1A0190 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1A
- Registry model: [American AA-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (registry code 0630710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chandler

## 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 19750501008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750501008929A), May 1, 1975: Grumav AA1A, Stuart Island, WA, Destroyed. Drifted left into trees.

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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