# Accident 20260530005309A: American Aviation AA-1A, Amery, WI, May 30, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2026, 11:13 local time
- Place: Amery, WI
- Airport: Amery Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2630° N, 92.3755° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2630&lon=-92.3755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6416L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6416L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,960 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260530005309A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS FERRYING AN AIRCRAFT FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER OVER FOUR STATES. AFTER TWO STOPS FOR FUEL AND ENROUTE ON HIS FINAL LEG AT 2400 FEET ALTITUDE, THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHAKE VIOLENTLY FOLLOWED BY LOUD TICKING NOISES. THE PROPELLER CEASED ROTATION AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND HEADED TOWARD THE NEAREST AIRPORT. REALIZING HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT, HE SELECTED A FIELD THREE MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT TO LAND IN. AT TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAUGHT IN A WATER RUNOFF TRENCH AND BENT BACKWARDS, SIGNIFICANTLY DECELERATING THE AIRCRAFT AND LEAVING A PATH IN THE SOIL SHOWING ONLY FIFTEEN FEET OF ROLL BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SPLAYED OUTWARD AND THE PROPELLER’S LOWER BLADE BENT BACK BENEATH THE ENGINE COWLING. THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FROM THE CRASH. THE PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS FACE, NECK AND BACK AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER PUSH ROD HAD PENETRATED THE ENGINE CASE.

## 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 CEN26LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA208), May 30, 2026: American AA-1A (N6416L), Amery, WI, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N6416L (1)

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

- [Incident 19931213048799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931213048799I), Dec 13, 1993: Gulstm AA1A (N6416L), Lincolnton, NC, Minor damage. Pilot pulled prop by hand. Throttle opened too much. Engine started. Overran chocks. Aircraft moved, hit ditch.

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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