# Accident 19971019046319A: Chris A1, Mansfield, MA, October 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Airport: Mansfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0009° N, 71.1980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD MUNI (1B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0009&lon=-71.1980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9614B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9614B-2004-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1 (registry code 2210302, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019046319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DEPARTED MANSFIELD (1B9) AT APPROX 0930 EDT TO PLANNED LANDING IN FIELD, 125 STANDISH ST., DUXBURY, MA. AFTER LANDING TAXIED APPROX 500 FT. THEN A GUST OF WIND FLIPPED TAIL OVER NOSE. NO INJURIES. PILOT ONLY OCCUPANT.  AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  BOTH WINGS TWISTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD98LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA006), Oct 19, 1997: Aviat A-1 (N9614B), Duxbury, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane. A related factor was the wind gusts.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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