# Accident 20030608011629A: Aviat A1A, Sandpoint, ID, June 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2003, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4264° N, 116.4214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4264&lon=-116.4214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N141F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 781 total, 400 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030608011629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1530 HRS LOCAL TIME, AN AVIAT HUSKY A-1A N141F, IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR THE EDGE OF AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTH OF SANDPOINT, IDAHO. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER/PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES WHILE THE SOLE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES BUT WAS ABLE TO EXTRICATE HIMSELF FROM THE WRECKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION. A WITNESS STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A LOW PASS DOWN A FENCE-LINE TO WAVE AT THE PASSENGER'S GIRLFRIEND AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STEEP LEFT TURN FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A SLIGHT PITCH UP OF THE NOSE AND A ONE HALF ROLL TO THE RIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST.

## 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 SEA03FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA096), Jun 8, 2003: Aviat A-1A (N141F), Sandpoint, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a low pass maneuver which resulted in a stall. A related factor was the trees.

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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