# Accident 20140421005649A: American AA-1, Colorado Spring, CO, April 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0299° N, 104.4799° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0299&lon=-104.4799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481HY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481HY-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN AA-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,920 total, 135 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140421005649A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 21, 2014 AT 1422 MDT, N481HY, A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-1 AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND OF MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT (FLY).  THERE WAS ONE PERSON ONBOARD, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED

## 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 CEN14LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA221), Apr 21, 2014: American AA 1 (N481HY), Peyton, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of directional control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined due to the extent of fire damage.

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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