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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Chris A-1 · Nucla, CO · August 23, 2001

Date: August 23, 2001 · 15:45 local
Place: Nucla, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8HU
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN01FA151
Reported as: Chris A1

N8HURegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2013 · Aviat A-1S/N 1202 · Built 1992 Airframe modelAviat A-1 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft crashed, burned, and destroyed while attempting landing. Pilot and passenger died. Aircraft was in a steep right turn when the right wing tip struck the ground. The aircraft cartwheeled, propeller and spinner hitting ground next, followed by the left wing tip hitting the ground. The aircraft came to a rest right-side-up, facing the direction opposite the approaching direction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED, BURNED, AND DESTROYED WHILE ATTEMPTING LANDING. PILOT AND PASSENGER DIED. AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STEEP RIGHT TURN WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED, PROPELLER AND SPINNER HITTING GROUND NEXT, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING TIP HITTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST RIGHT-SIDE-UP, FACING THE DIRECTION OPPOSITE THE APPROACHING DIRECTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN01FA151Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMontrose, COthe pilot's intentional abrupt maneuver immediately after takeoff and the subsequent loss of aircraft control. Contributing factors were high density altitude weather conditions, and the airplane improper weight and balance.Aug 23, 2001 · Destroyed