Aviat A-1 N800MH

Summary

On 29 March 2021 at about 22:00 local time, a Aviat A-1 registered N800MH was involved in an accident near Cave Spring, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 March 2021 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cave Spring, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

34.1190, -85.3132

Aircraft

Aviat A-1

Registration

N800MH

Category

Airplane

Year built

1992

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Centre → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21FA165

1 person died.

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from a power line.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness reported the pilot was circling low over his house and waving at him. The pilot circled for about 5 minutes then departed the area. As he watched the airplane head north, it collided with a power line, resulting in a loss of electrical power to nearby residences and a brush fire. The airplane pitched down abruptly and descended into a ravine where it collided with the ground about 500 ft from the location of the power line. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.