Aviat A 1 N352AM
10 June 2018 · Renton, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 June 2018 at about 21:30 local time, a Aviat A 1 registered N352AM was involved in an accident near Renton, Washington, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Renton, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Will Rogers Wiley Post Memoria (W36)
- Coordinates
- 47.5053, -122.2194
- Aircraft
- Aviat A 1
- Registration
- N352AM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2003
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Renton → Victoria
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA336
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate crosswind correction, which resulted in the right wing impacting the water’s surface.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the float-equipped airplane reported that, during takeoff from a tower-controlled waterway in gusting crosswind conditions, he felt the wind direction shift as the airplane started to lift off. He added that a strong wind gust then lifted the left wing, and the right wing dipped and impacted the water. He reduced power and shut the engine off. The impact had damaged the float connecting rod. The airplane came to rest upright on both floats, but the left float then separated from the fuselage, and the airplane sank. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system about 1 nautical mile from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 170° at 7 knots with thunderstorms in the vicinity. According to the pilot, the tower had reported the possibility of gusts up to 20 knots. The pilot was departing the waterway to the east/southeast.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aviat A-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2017 | Aviat A-1 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2017 | Aviat A 1 | Cody, Wyoming, United States | Park County Sheriffs Office | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2017 | Aviat A 1 | Dixie, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Aviat A 1 | Glendive, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2021 | Aviat A-1 | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2021 | Aviat A-1 | Cave Spring, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2018 | Cessna A185 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | Blue Skies Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2018 | Ken Olson SCAMP | Raymond, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2018 | Beechcraft 36 | Kelso, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2018 | Taylorcraft L 2M | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2018 | Mooney M20 | Chuckanut, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |