# NTSB SEA76DYE15: Amer Avco AA1, N6146L, Hoquiam, WA, September 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1975
- Place: Hoquiam, WA · HOQUIAM, WA
- Location: 46.9772° N, 123.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoquiam, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9772&lon=-123.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2853   75/9/6    HOQUIAM,WA          AMER AVCO AA1       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1250                    N6146L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWERMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PORPOISED LDG,INITIATED GO AROUND AFTER ABOUT 3 PORPOISES THEN CRASHED IN WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6146L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6146L-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N AA1-0346, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1
- Registry model: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610) (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
- Airport: Bowerman Field

## 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 19750906028669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750906028669A), Sep 6, 1975: Grumav AA1, Hoquiam, WA, Substantial damage. Porpoised ldg,initiated go around after about 3 porpoises then crashed in water.

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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