American AA 1 N5690L
9 April 2017 · New Market, Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 April 2017 at about 19:30 local time, a American AA 1 registered N5690L was involved in an accident near New Market, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Market, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Market (8W2)
- Coordinates
- 38.6572, -78.7089
- Aircraft
- American AA 1
- Registration
- N5690L
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1969
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Market → New Market
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA241
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach path, which resulted in an impact with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during approach, the sun was in his eyes and "unexpectedly the stall warning briefly sounded." He said that he added power and saw tree branches off the right wing. The airplane struck the trees on the north side of the runway, descended in a clockwise spin, and impacted the ground. The fuselage and both wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other American AA-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 8 Feb 2015 | American AA-1 | Fort Meade, Maryland, United States | Cline Thomas Lytton | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2014 | American AA 1 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2020 | American AA 1 | Newnan, Georgia, United States | Horton Steven K | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2020 | American AA 1 | Boynton Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2017 | Cessna 172 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2017 | Cessna 172 | Emporia, Virginia, United States | Epix Services LLC | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2017 | Hughes 300 | Woodlawn, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2017 | Piper PA22 | South Boston, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2017 | Driggers Quillan E TITAN TORNADO | Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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