# Accident 20140609013809A: American Aviation AA-1A, El Mirage, CA, June 9, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2014, 11:15 local time
- Place: El Mirage, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6500° N, 117.6175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6500&lon=-117.6175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9454L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9454L-2016-06-24) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,893 total, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140609013809A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM THE EL MIRAGE DRY LAKE BED.  APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT MADE A HIGH SPEED PASS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL THEN PITCHED UP AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED DOWN AND IMPACTED THE DRY LAKE BED WITH HIGH ENERGY AT A HIGH ANGLE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  TWO FATALITIES.

## 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 WPR14FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA239), Jun 9, 2014: American AA-1A (N9454L), El Mirage, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control while intentionally maneuvering close to the ground, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack in a steep bank and entering an…

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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