# Accident 20070128000769A: Aviat A1B, Denver, CO, January 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5722° N, 104.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5722&lon=-104.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777HY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777HY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 8 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070128000769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING RUNWAY 17R AT APA THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND SLID INTO A SNOW BANK. MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP FABRIC COVER. (-23 AMENDMENT) INITIALLY CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT, HOWEVER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINES IT AS AN ACCIDENT - DAMAGE TO PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS.

## 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 DEN07CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA080), Jan 28, 2007: Aviat A-1B (N777HY), Englwood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in a ground loop.

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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