20121115025999A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · American AA-1 · Morgan, UT · November 15, 2012

Date: November 15, 2012 · 07:00 local
Place: Morgan, UT
Airport: Morgan
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5642L
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13FA041
Reported as: American AA-1
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 217 total23 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N5642LRegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2015 · American AA-1S/N AA1-0042 · Built 1968 Airframe modelAmerican AA-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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AA-1 American aircraft crashed approx. 5.6 miles from Morgan, UT. Airport (42U).N5642L took off from runway #3 to the north. This is not normal, according to pilot witness. The usual takeoff direction depending winds is to the south. The morning of accident, winds not a factor. Taking off to the north, pilot got himself boxed in a valley 2.8 miles north of Morgan, Utah airport , which reulted in crash, impacting left wing and cartwheeling and a fire resulted destroying aircraft and killing pilot. Frost on aircraft parked outside was reported by pilot witnesses the morning of accident. So lift could be a factor in accident if not properly cleaned off of wings. This could not be determined. It was determined by NTSB and myself, there flight control continuity and inspection of engine and components all seemed to be operating normally at time of accident. At this time awaiting further information results from medical on pilot.

As the FAA filed it

AA-1 AMERICAN AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROX. 5.6 MILES FROM MORGAN, UT. AIRPORT (42U).N5642L TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY #3 TO THE NORTH. THIS IS NOT NORMAL, ACCORDING TO PILOT WITNESS. THE USUAL TAKEOFF DIRECTION DEPENDING WINDS IS TO THE SOUTH. THE MORNING OF ACCIDENT, WINDS NOT A FACTOR.TAKING OFF TO THE NORTH, PILOT GOT HIMSELF BOXED IN A VALLEY 2.8 MILES NORTH OF MORGAN, UTAH AIRPORT , WHICH REULTED IN CRASH, IMPACTING LEFT WING AND CARTWHEELING AND A FIRE RESULTED DESTROYING AIRCRAFT AND KILLING PILOT.FROST ON AIRCRAFT PARKED OUTSIDE WAS REPORTED BY PILOT WITNESSES THE MORNING OF ACCIDENT. SO LIFT COULD BE A FACTOR IN ACCIDENT IF NOT PROPERLY CLEANED OFF OF WINGS. THIS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.IT WAS DETERMINED BY NTSB AND MYSELF, THERE FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY AND INSPECTION OF ENGINE AND COMPONENTS ALL SEEMED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.AT THIS TIME AWAITING FURTHER INFORMATION RESULTS FROM MEDICAL ON PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR13FA041Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMorgan, UTThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in frost remaining on the airplane's surfaces and led to its inability to produce enough lift to clear rising terrain.Nov 15, 2012 · Substantial damage