Aviat A-1B N60HY
15 March 2003 · Englewood, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 March 2003 at about 18:40 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N60HY was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado, 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 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Englewood, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Centennial Airport (APA)
- Coordinates
- 39.4033, -104.8492
- Aircraft
- Aviat A-1B
- Registration
- N60HY
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Englewood → Englewood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN03LA058
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. 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 student pilot made a crosswind landing on runway 35L and "encountered a gusty wind" on landing roll. He lost directional control of the airplane and it ground looped to the left. The right wing spar and right aileron were bent. In addition, the right main landing gear collapsed and the fuselage was buckled. The wind was 040 degrees at 7 knots, variable between 010 degrees and 070 degrees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aviat A-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2003 | Aviat A-1B | Hailey, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2003 | Aviat A-1B | Driggs, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2003 | Aviat A-1B | Okobojo, South Dakota, United States | Larry Teuber | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2004 | Aviat A-1B | Halifax, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2002 | Aviat A-1B | Arco, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2002 | Aviat A-1B | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2003 | Aerostar RX-8 | Snowmass Villag, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Delta, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Beechcraft S35 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Peter J. Vercouteren | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Erie, Colorado, United States | Specialty Flight Training, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2003 | Beechcraft E-90 | Kremmling, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172P | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |