American Aviation AA-1A accident near High Rolls, NM
On November 26, 2025, an American Aviation AA-1A (airplane) was involved in an accident near High Rolls, NM. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 26, 2025
- Place
- High Rolls, NM
- Aircraft
- American Aviation AA-1A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.840°N, 105.852°W
- NTSB ID
- 20251127202070
NTSB summary
On November 26, 2025, about 1145 mountain standard time, an American Aviation AA-1A airplane, N9439L was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot had recently purchased the airplane and received his private pilot certificate about one month prior to the accident. On Nov 24, 2025, he began a long cross-country flight that departed Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), Palm Springs, Florida, about 1310. He flew to several destinations and landed at DeFuniak Springs Airport (54J), DeFuniak Springs, Florida, about 1843. On Nov 25, he departed 54J about 0921 and flew to several destinations and then landed at Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM), Carlsbad, New Mexico, about 2238. The morning of November 26, 2025, the airplane departed CNM about 0702 and landed at Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport (ALM), Alamogordo, New Mexico, about 0803. About 1132, the airplane departed ALM and when the airplane did not return a concerned family member alerted authorities. The FAA then issued an Alert Notice (ALNOT) for the missing airplane. Subsequently, the airplane wreckage was located the next morning by the New Mexico State police about 7 miles east of ALM. Preliminary flight track data was not available for the accident flight. The airplane came to rest on an ascending mountainous slope, at an elevation of about 6,300 ft mean sea level, on a heading of 150° magnetic. The rocky terrain was composed of downed
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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.
