# Accident 19990406046549A: Chris A1, Emmett, ID, April 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1999
- Place: Emmett, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9798° N, 116.5206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9798&lon=-116.5206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345HU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345HU-2011-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1 (registry code 2210400, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990406046549A

## Narrative

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

(-23)WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW LEVEL THE PILOT BEGAN A STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT, IN ORDER TO GET CLOSER AT A COYOTE. WHILE IN THE TURN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING FASTER THAN THE PILOT HAD EVER EXPERIENCED.  HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL UP AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE.  THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUS COMPRESSION SPINAL INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS.

## 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 SEA99LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA047), Apr 6, 1999: Aviat A-1 (N345HU), Emmett, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a low-altitude maneuver to view a coyote on the ground. A related factor was the pilot's low altitude.

## Other reports on N345HU (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060429007449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060429007449I), Apr 29, 2006: Chris A1 (N345HU), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft ran out of fuel, experienced an engine failure, and the pilot executed an emergency landing on a road. The emergency landing was hard and…

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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