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FAA accident report · Chris A-1 · Tyringham, MA · June 19, 2003

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Date
June 19, 2003 · 17:50 local
Place
Tyringham, MA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N49369
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC03FA132
Reported as
Chris A1
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N49369Registration cancelled May 24, 2004 · Aviat A-1S/N 1265 · Built 1994Airframe modelAviat A-1Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Crosby was on a return flight from ellington airport in CT when he made a low approach to his landing strip on his property. The aircraft pulled up and made a bank to the right and struck the trees. The aircraft came to rest in the water on the bank of the stream. When FAA inspector mccauley arrived on the scene the aircraft was located in a stream bank, nose down, and burned beyond recognition. An eye witness reported a loss of engine noise, then the aircraft went behind the trees, he heard the impact and smoke was seen coming from the area. One of Mr. Crosby's fellow pilot friends was on the scene and said it was Mr. Crosby in the aircraft and gave inspector mccauley the "n" number. The right fuel tank showed signs of heat damage while the left tank was burned in half. The inboard section of the fuel tank was completely burned off. The propeller was under water and did not seem to be bent. The throttle and mixture controls position couldn't be determined at this time due to the condition of the aircraft and its position in the water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. CROSBY WAS ON A RETURN FLIGHT FROM ELLINGTON AIRPORT IN CT WHEN HE MADE A LOW APPROACH TO HIS LANDING STRIP ON HIS PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED UP AND MADE A BANK TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE WATER ON THE BANK OF THE STREAM. WHEN FAA INSPECTOR MCCAULEY ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A STREAM BANK, NOSE DOWN, AND BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION. AN EYE WITNESS REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE NOISE, THEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT BEHIND THE TREES, HE HEARD THE IMPACT AND SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE AREA. ONE OF MR. CROSBY'S FELLOW PILOT FRIENDS WAS ON THE SCENE AND SAID IT WAS MR. CROSBY IN THE AIRCRAFT AND GAVE INSPECTOR MCCAULEY THE "N" NUMBER. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SHOWED SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE WHILE THE LEFT TANK WAS BURNED IN HALF. THE INBOARD SECTION OF THE FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY BURNED OFF. THE PROPELLER WAS UNDER WATER AND DID NOT SEEM TO BE BENT. THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS POSITION COULDN'T BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS POSITION IN THE WATER.

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 NYC03FA132Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTyringham, MAThe pilot's incapacitation due to a heart attack, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.Jun 19, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N49369 · 1

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

Incident 20000914023699ITakeoff Ground Roll · Round Lake, NY(-23)On take off the pilot chose to stay to one side of the runway due to the runway being soft. The pilot then proceeded down the runway when a wind gust forced the aircraft towards the trees and due to the fact that he was so close to one side of the runway…Sep 14, 2000 · Minor damage