# Accident 20160612006019A: American AA-1, Denton, MT, June 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2016, 07:45 local time
- Place: Denton, MT
- Airport: Denton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3208° N, 109.9419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3208&lon=-109.9419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5720L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5720L) (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 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 81 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160612006019A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 12, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0745, AN AMERICAN AA-1, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DIDN?T MAKE ENOUGH SPEED FOR SUSTAINED FLIGHT DURING TAKE-OFF, WENT THROUGH A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN AN IRRIGATION DITCH, AT DENTON AIRPORT (5U0) MONTANA, WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE UN INJURED.

5U0 WAS THE FLIGHTS ORIGIN AND WAS TO HAVE BEEN THE DESTINATION AFTER A BRIEF FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA.

## 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 GAA16CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA319), Jun 12, 2016: American AA 1 (N5720L), Denton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature rotation and failure to attain sufficient airspeed required for a sustained climb, resulting in a runway overrun and collision with a fence.

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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