# Accident 20041019024769A: Chris A1, Winifred, MT, October 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Winifred, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5733° N, 109.0333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5733&lon=-109.0333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79795, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79795-2012-12-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,020 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041019024769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 19, 2004, AT 1141 MDT, AN AVIAT A-1 HUSKY, N79795, REGISTERED TO CURTIS HERSHBERGER, COLLIDED WITH A TREE AFTER EXITING A TURN WHILE LOOKING FOR CATTLE NEAR WINIFRED, MONTANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DUTTON MONTANA.

## 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 SEA05LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA001), Oct 19, 2004: Aviat A-1 (N79795), Winifred, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering.

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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