# NTSB Accident WPR16FA124
> **GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA 1B** · 2016-06-11 · Hawthorne, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR16FA124
- **Event ID:** 20160610X10917
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-11
- **Location:** Hawthorne, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.919998, -118.358055
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP.
- **Model:** AA 1B
- **Registration:** N4SU
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of both pilots to land the airplane on the remaining runway when a sufficient rate of climb could not be attained. Contributing to the accident was a reduction of available engine power due to severe camshaft lobe wear.

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