# Accident 19980214006079A: Chris A1, Clearwater, FL, February 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1998, 13:30 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49364, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49364-2017-06-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 219 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980214006079A

## Narrative

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

TURNING FINAL FOR BANNER PICKUP FROM PONTOON BOAT. LEFT WING STALLED. HIT WATER A1 CARTWHEELED. (-23) PILOT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM "DOWNWIND" TO "BASE" IN BANNER PICK UP "PATTERN." BANNER PICK UP POINT WAS A FLOATING BARGE. DURING TURN THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE LEFT, LOST ALTITUDE, AND IMPACTED THE WATER. THE TURN WAS BEING MADE FROM APPROXIMATELY 100' ABOVE THE WATER. STALL/SPIN OCCURRED PRIOR TO BANNER PICK UP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT AND OBSERVER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 ATL98LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA042), Feb 14, 1998: Aviat A-1 (N49364), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering to pick up a banner, which led to a stall, loss of altitude, and collision with the water.

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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