# Accident 20030619013059A: Chris A1, Tyringham, MA, June 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2003, 17:50 local time
- Place: Tyringham, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2575° N, 73.2275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2575&lon=-73.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49369-2004-05-24) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030619013059A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC03FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA132), Jun 19, 2003: Aviat A-1 (N49369), Tyringham, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to a heart attack, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.

## Other reports on N49369 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000914023699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000914023699I), Sep 14, 2000: Chris A1 (N49369), Round Lake, NY, Minor damage. (-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…

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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