Aviat A-1C N75WY
25 February 2009 · Denver, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 February 2009 at about 23:31 local time, a Aviat A-1C registered N75WY was involved in an accident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 2 people were 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 23:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Centenial Airport (KAPA)
- Coordinates
- 39.5686, -104.8428
- Aircraft
- Aviat A-1C
- Registration
- N75WY
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Denver → Denver
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA179
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control during taxi. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was cleared by tower to take runway 17 for takeoff, " when a gust of wind picked up the left wing" and rotated the aircraft approximately 45 degrees to the right. The right wing made contact with the runway. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position with the nose on the runway. Substantial damage was confined to the firewall and damage to the right main landing gear, and propeller. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Weather reportedd at the departure airport 10 minutes after the accident indicated winds from 160 degrees at 21 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aviat A-1C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2009 | Aviat A-1C | McArthur, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2009 | Aviat A-1C-180 | Princeton, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2010 | Aviat A-1C-200 | St. Johns, Arizona, United States | Travis Scott | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2008 | Aviat A-1C-200 | Bluff, Utah, United States | John L. Moss | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Aviat A-1C-180 | Greensburg, Indiana, United States | Todd T. Reed | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2011 | Aviat A-1C-200 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | Christopher Burrows | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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