# NTSB Accident MIA02FA131
> **American General Aircraft AA-5** · 2002-07-12 · Boca Raton, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA02FA131
- **Event ID:** 20020716X01140
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-12
- **Location:** Boca Raton, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.381111, -80.370834
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** American General Aircraft
- **Model:** AA-5
- **Registration:** N6024L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The owner/operator's failure to perform an overhaul or comply with a service bulletin 240 which would have probably precluded the continued installation of the number four cylinder exhaust valve and its subsequent failure.

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