# Accident 20200515009959A: American Aviation AA-1A, Blythe, CA, May 15, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2020, 13:59 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6169° N, 114.7061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6169&lon=-114.7061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12YT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12YT-2024-07-27) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 16 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200515009959A

## Narrative

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

AFTER MAKING A FUEL STOP AT BLYTHE AIRPORT, N12YT, A RV7, CRASHED AFTER TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 08.  THE PILOT, THE SOLE PERSON ONBOARD SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE NOTICED A LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND POWER DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY LED TO A DEPARTURE STALL AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL.  THE PILOT RECOVERED, CONFIRMING THAT FULL THROTTLE AND MIXTURE WERE APPLIED PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO GAIN ALTITUDE ONCE MORE.

N12YT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED A SECOND TIME RESULTING IN A RAPID LOSS OF ALTITUDE FOLLOWED BY CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE PILOT STATED THAT N12YT BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR, AND BREAKING THE ENGINE MOUNT.

## 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 WPR20LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA148), May 15, 2020: American AA-1A (N12YT), Blythe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The excessive wear of one magneto’s wiring harness, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed following the…

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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