# Accident 20201025015089A: American AA-5, Baxley, GA, October 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2020, 13:30 local time
- Place: Baxley, GA
- Airport: Baxley Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7138° N, 82.3938° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7138&lon=-82.3938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-340 series (registry code 41510, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN AA-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-E2G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201025015089A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED BAXLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KBHC) RUNWAY 26. AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD OF SMALL PINE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE THREE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA21LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA030), Oct 25, 2020: Grumman AA5 (N920JL), Baxley, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N920JL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770704017939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704017939A), Jul 4, 1977: Grumav AA5 (N920JL), Rutherfordton, NC, Substantial 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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