Aviat A1 N122HU

Summary

On 11 February 2024 at about 22:30 local time, a Aviat A1 registered N122HU was involved in an accident near Poole, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 February 2024 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Poole, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Pvt (pvt)

Coordinates

41.0000, -99.0000

Aircraft

Aviat A1

Registration

N122HU

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA187

1 person was seriously injured.

The non-certificated pilot’s failure to configure the airplane for takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The non-certificated pilot reported that he forgot to adjust the airplane’s propeller control before takeoff from his private airstrip. During takeoff, the airplane overran the runway and impacted parked machinery on his personal property. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its fuselage. The pilot did not make the airplane available for examination and did not cooperate with local and federal investigators; therefore, further information could not be obtained.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.