American AA 1 N481HY
21 April 2014 · Peyton, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 April 2014 at about 20:22 local time, a American AA 1 registered N481HY was involved in an accident near Peyton, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Peyton, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meadow Lake (FLY)
- Coordinates
- 39.0299, -104.4799
- Aircraft
- American AA 1
- Registration
- N481HY
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1968
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Peyton → Peyton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14LA221
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of directional control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined due to the extent of fire damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the second takeoff on a maintenance test flight following an annual inspection, the airplane accelerated on the main landing gear with the tail wheel off the ground. The airplane then "aggressively veered left," and the pilot applied full right rudder to correct the path. However, the airplane continued to veer left, exited the runway, impacted runway signs and terrain, and a postcrash fire ensued. The fire precluded examination of the airplane systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 2015 | American AA-1 | Fort Meade, Maryland, United States | Cline Thomas Lytton | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 2013 | American AA-1 | Truckee, California, United States | Silva Lawrence JR | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2012 | American AA-1 | Llano, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jun 2016 | American AA 1 | Denton, Montana, United States | KH Aircraft LLC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2016 | American AA 1 | Brigham City, Utah, United States | Eggett Glade D. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2012 | American AA-1 | Morgan, Utah, United States | Darren Tidwell | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2014 | Diamond DA20-C1 | Fort Carson, Colorado, United States | Doss Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2014 | Firefly 8B-15 | Security, Colorado, United States | Howes Skip | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2014 | Beechcraft 35-C33A | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Henke Petroleum Corp | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 2014 | Cirrus SR22 | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 15 Nov 2014 | Mooney M20C | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |