Aviat A-1 N9614B
19 October 1997 · Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 October 1997 at about 15:30 local time, a Aviat A-1 registered N9614B was involved in an accident near Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aviat A-1
- Registration
- N9614B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cranland → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD98LA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane. A related factor was the wind gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During taxiing after landing to the west on a private, up-sloping grass field, the pilot added some power to make a 180 degree left turn to park the airplane. As he started the turn with left rudder and left toe brake, a strong wind gust caught the airplane, and the airplane nosed over. He said the winds were from the east at 10 knots with wind gusts to 18 knots. He said there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane, and the accident could have been prevented, 'by cutting the engine after roll out and turning the aircraft around by hand.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aviat A-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1997 | Aviat A-1 | San Fernando, Argentina | Aviat, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1997 | Aviat A-1 | Novato, California, United States | Christopher T. Condy | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1998 | Aviat A-1 | Buena Vista, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1996 | Aviat A-1 | Worland, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1996 | Aviat A-1 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1996 | Aviat A-1 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1997 | Cessna 152 | North Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-17 | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1997 | Schweizer SGS 135 | Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1997 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1997 | Cessna 402C | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | Hyannis Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1997 | Cessna 172E | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | Andrew H Liebfried | No injuries | - |