# Accident 20040512008119A: Aviat A1B, Halifax, MA, May 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Halifax, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0083° N, 70.8417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-70.8417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040512008119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N17MR CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON LAKE. PILOT LOST HIS PERCEPTION AND COLLIDED WITH THE WATER, DURING A WATER LANDING. PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND LOST CONTROL AT THE LAST SECOND.

## 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 NYC04CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA132), May 12, 2004: Aviat A-1B (N17MR), Halifax, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare during landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water. A factor was the glassy water conditions.

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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