Aviat A-1C-180 N377MA

Summary

On 28 October 2016 at about 23:45 local time, a Aviat A-1C-180 registered N377MA was involved in an accident near Clarksville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 October 2016 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Clarksville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

33.7194, -94.8750

Aircraft

Aviat A-1C-180

Registration

N377MA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Idabel → Clarksville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN17FA028

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted trees and terrain while on approach to land on a privately-owned grass runway. There were no witnesses to the accident. The airplane came to rest about 2,100 ft from the approach end of runway 24 and about 250 ft left of the extended runway centerline. The accident site was located about where the turn from a left base leg to final approach for landing on runway 24 would be made. Examination of the wreckage indicated that the airplane initially struck trees with its left wing and then impacted the ground in a nose-low attitude. The airplane's close proximity to the initial tree impact, and the attitude at which it struck the ground indicated that the airplane had little forward velocity. Examination of the airplane, its control systems, and engine did not reveal any preimpact anomalies. Based on the available evidence, it is likely that the pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed during the turn from the base leg to final approach, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.