Aviat A-1 N105KY

Summary

On 9 May 2006 at about 15:45 local time, a Aviat A-1 registered N105KY was involved in an accident near Alamosa, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 May 2006 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Alamosa, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

San Luis Valley Regional/Bergm (ALS)

Coordinates

37.4347, -105.8514

Aircraft

Aviat A-1

Registration

N105KY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alamosa → Creede

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN06CA075

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the departure, resulting in an inadvertent stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to several witnesses, the airplane departed the runway, and at approximately 50 feet, appeared to hang in the air. The airplane "fell" out of the sky, impacting the tarmac, adjacent to the departure runway. According to the pilot, he was planning on a soft field takeoff procedure and had selected full flaps. The pilot did not recall anything unusual during the departure roll and did not report any mechanical anomalies. The right wing was bent up at midspan and crumpled. The fuselage, and firewall was wrinkled, the engine was crushed aft and the propeller was broken.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.