# Accident 20220311003549A: American AA-1, Bay Minette, AL, March 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2022, 03:00 local time
- Place: Bay Minette, AL
- Airport: Bay Minette Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8706° N, 87.8281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8706&lon=-87.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5774L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5774L) (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 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220311003549A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED AND REPORTED BY A COAST GUARD HELICOPTER MAKING AN APPROACH INTO THE AIRPORT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1309 LCL. THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONE FATALITY WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ON THE WEST END OF THE TAXIWAY FOR RUNWAY 08, INVERTED. THE ACCIDENT IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURED SOME TIME AFTER 0200 LCL.

## 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 ERA22FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA153), Mar 11, 2022: American AA-1 (N5774L), Bay Minette, AL, incident, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during taxi, which resulted in a taxiway overrun and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the incident were the low visibility conditions that existed at the…

## Other reports on N5774L (1)

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

- [Accident 19730209003249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730209003249A), Feb 9, 1973: Grumav AA1 (N5774L), Patagonia, AZ, Substantial damage. Arpt avbl.

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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