Aviat A-1B N665AM

Summary

On 28 March 2009 at about 20:00 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N665AM, operated by Prestige Aircraft, Inc., was involved in an accident near Beaver, Utah, 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.

Date

28 March 2009 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Beaver, Utah, United States

Coordinates

38.2667, -112.6333

Aircraft

Aviat A-1B

Registration

N665AM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Prestige Aircraft, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beaver → Beaver

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA174

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind gusts.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the end of the airplane's landing roll on a road, the pilot reports that a very strong gust of wind lifted the right wing so that the left wing contacted the ground. The pilot corrected, and the airplane veered to the right. The right wing leading edge contacted a small cedar tree. As the airplane came to a stop, the propeller contacted the ground. The left wing, left elevator, and right wing sustained damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.