Aviat A-1C-200 N134DD

Summary

On 7 March 2010 at about 00:00 local time, a Aviat A-1C-200 registered N134DD, operated by Travis Scott, was involved in an accident near St. Johns, Arizona, 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.

Date

7 March 2010 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Johns, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

St. Johns Industrial Airpark (KSJN)

Coordinates

34.5183, -109.3786

Aircraft

Aviat A-1C-200

Registration

N134DD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Travis Scott

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Johns → Las Cruces

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA153

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind gusts and failure to maintain proper runway alignment during takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was departing to the southwest in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. He reported that shortly after liftoff the airplane encountered a gust of wind that "blew the aircraft sideways." Despite the pilot's control inputs, he was unable to recover and the airplane impacted the ground in a nose-low, right bank attitude. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were from 200 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 37 knots. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident. He noted in his written statement that the accident could have been prevented if he had postponed the departure until wind conditions improved.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.