# Accident 20040529011839A: Chris A1, Luling, TX, May 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Luling, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6964° N, 97.4997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6964&lon=-97.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N623KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N623KD-2006-09-14) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 285 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040529011839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STEEP ASCENT FOLLOWED BY A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT, AND GROUND CONTACT.

## 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 FTW04FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA144), May 29, 2004: Aviat A-1 (N623KD), Harwood, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin during takeoff.

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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