# Incident 20040716018009I: Aviat A1A, Fryburg, ME, July 16, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2004, 10:54 local time
- Place: Fryburg, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0164° N, 70.9806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0164&lon=-70.9806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4674L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4674L-2004-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (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: AVIAT A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 230 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04IA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040716018009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SCENIC DAY VFR FLIGHT. ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A SAND BAR IN THE SACO RIVER. AIRCRAFT WAS FAST ON APPROACH FLOATED ON LANDING. PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND, APPLIED FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER PRIOR TO ENGINE POWER UP. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED 20 FEET FROM THE SAND BAR (150 FEET FROM SHORE), IN 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH LEFT WING STRUTS, LEFT WING ROOT, WINDSHIELD, LOWER ENGINE COWLING, AND PROPELLER. AIRCRAFT WAS AIR LIFTED FROM RIVER TO SHORE THEN TRANSPORTED TO BIDDEFORD, ME VIA TRUCK.

## 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 IAD04IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04IA032), Jul 16, 2004: Aviat A-1A (N4674L), Fryeburg, ME, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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