# Accident 20110723017449A: American Aviation AA-1A, Corona, CA, July 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2011, 10:25 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8217° N, 117.5711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8217&lon=-117.5711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34299-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN AVIATION AA-1A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110723017449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING CHINO AIRPORT, CHINO, CA THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ABOVE CORONA, CA.   A WITNESS REPORTED JUST PRIOR TO DESCENDING NOSE DOWN INTO THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING ABRUPT, SWOOPING AND DESCENDING LEFT TURNS WHICH SHE DESCRIBED AS EXTRAVAGANT AND SIMILAR TO AEROBATIC MANEUVERS TYPICALLY SEEN AT AIR SHOWS.  SHE STATED THAT THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING A SOUND CONSISTANT WITH HIGH POWER.UNABLE TO OBTAIN SPECIFIC FLIGHT HOUR INFORMATION FOR BLOCK 31 DUE TO PILOT FATALITY AND THE PILOTS FLIGHT INFORMATION HAVING BEEN DISTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR11FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA344), Jul 23, 2011: American AA-1A (N34299), Corona, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An aggressive flight maneuver performed by the pilot during low altitude flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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