# NTSB Accident WPR13FA041
> **AMERICAN AA-1** · 2012-11-15 · Morgan, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13FA041
- **Event ID:** 20121115X23258
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-11-15
- **Location:** Morgan, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.175834, -111.721107
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMERICAN
- **Model:** AA-1
- **Registration:** N5642L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in frost remaining on the airplane's surfaces and led to its inability to produce enough lift to clear rising terrain.

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