American AA-1 accident near Bay Minette, AL
On March 11, 2022, an American AA-1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bay Minette, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 11, 2022
- Place
- Bay Minette, AL
- Aircraft
- American AA-1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.871°N, 87.828°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220311104764
Official records · ERA22FA153
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 11, 2022, about 0230 central standard time, an American AA1, N5774L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an incident in Bay Minette, Alabama. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a family member, the pilot purchased the airplane about 6 months before the incident and had not flown it previously. The pilot would often travel from his residence in Mobile, Alabama, to the airport in the early morning hours (0001 to 0300) to start the engine and taxi the airplane around the airport, but not fly the airplane. The family member stated that on occasion he would accompany the pilot. On the night of the incident, the pilot departed his residence in Mobile, Alabama, about 0030 and traveled to Bay Minette Municipal Airport (1R8), Bay Minette, Alabama, to run the airplane’s engine and taxi around the airport property. Later that day, about 1256, a US Coast Guard helicopter conducting a training flight approached runway 8 at 1R8 and observed an airplane inverted west of the taxiway leading to runway 8. The flight crew contacted Mobile Approach Control, who then contacted local law enforcement. No emergency locator transmitter signal had been received and no flight plan had been filed by the pilot. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONAccording to FAA records, the pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, airplane multiengine land and instrument airplane. His most recent FAA third-class medical certificate was issued on Marc
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 airport around the time of the incident.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
