# Accident 20130826022389A: American Aviation AA-1A, Desert Center, CA, August 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2013, 13:26 local time
- Place: Desert Center, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3800° N, 115.3650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3800&lon=-115.3650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61VT-2018-01-05) (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 WPR13FA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130826022389A

## Narrative

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

N61VT, GRUMMAN AA-1A YANKEE, CRASHED WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING FLOOD DAMAGE OF LOCAL SOLAR POWER PLANT. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WITH FATAL INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY 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 WPR13FA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA388), Aug 26, 2013: American AA-1A (N61VT), Desert Center, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's abrupt maneuver, which resulted in an accelerated stall and a loss of airplane control at low altitude.

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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