# Accident 20120825021019A: American AA-1, Llano, TX, August 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2012, 10:45 local time
- Place: Llano, TX
- Airport: Llano Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7495° N, 98.6699° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7495&lon=-98.6699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5796L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796L-2018-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN AA-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA570) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120825021019A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 25, 2012, AN AA-1, YANKEE, CRASHED, SOUTHEAST OF THE LLANO AIRPORT, AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED, RIGHT WING FIRST. A WITNESS,FLYING IN THE AREA, REPORTED SEEING THE ENTIRE TOP SURFACE OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A 70 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, DIVE INTO THE GROUND AT 100+ MPH. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS A STUDENT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST 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 CEN12FA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA570), Aug 25, 2012: American AA-1 (N5796L), Llano, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision during practice traffic pattern work. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s use of sedating medication on…

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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