# Accident 20170702024059A: American General Acft Corp AG5B, Rio Vista, CA, July 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1939° N, 121.7008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1939&lon=-121.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321MW-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American General Acft AG5B (registry code 3990100, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-general-acft-ag5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN GENERAL ACFT CORP AG5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 162 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA379) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170702024059A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/2/17 N321MW LOST CONTROL ON A GO AROUND AND CRASHED AT THE RIO VISTA AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE PLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA17CA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA379), Jul 3, 2017: American General Acft AG5 (N321MW), Rio Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a go-around in gusting wind conditions.

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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