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FAA accident report · Chris A-1 · Loa, UT · June 1, 2007

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Date
June 1, 2007 · 08:25 local
Place
Loa, UT
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9602R
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA07GA142
Reported as
Chris A1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,261 total875 in this make and model166 in the last 90 days
N9602RRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 2009 · Christen Industries A-1S/N 1119 · Built 1989Airframe modelChristen Industries A-1Engine modelLycoming O-360-C1GReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On Friday June 1, 2007 at 0815 MDT, a Aviat husky AV-1, N9602R, piloted by privacy data omitted, with one passenger (gunner) on board, collided with terrain while maneuvering during a predator control mission for the Utah dept. Of agriculture. Both the occupants were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed. A post crash fire consumed most of the aircraft. The flight originated form richfield, UT (rih) at 0630. The aircraft was flying low, and with the help of a ground spotter, were chasing down and killing coyote in the parker mountain area, public use lands, approx 10 miles west of Loa, UT. After making a pass the aircraft flying east made an abrupt steep u turn to make another pass, when the aircraft stalled and the right wing struck the ground. The aircraft continued in westerly direction dragging the right wing. The aircraft righted itself onto its gear. The engine and prop then struck the ground, the aircraft bounced and nosed over onto its back, and caught fire. The operation requires the aircraft to be between 60 and 100 feet above the ground and they were operating at a field elevation of 8300 feet.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FRIDAY JUNE 1, 2007 AT 0815 MDT, A AVIAT HUSKY AV-1, N9602R, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WITH ONE PASSENGER (GUNNER) ON BOARD, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A PREDATOR CONTROL MISSION FOR THE UTAH DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE. BOTH THE OCCUPANTS WERE KILLED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. A POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FORM RICHFIELD, UT (RIH) AT 0630. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW, AND WITH THE HELP OF A GROUND SPOTTER, WERE CHASING DOWN AND KILLING COYOTE IN THE PARKER MOUNTAIN AREA, PUBLIC USE LANDS, APPROX 10 MILES WEST OF LOA, UT. AFTER MAKING A PASS THE AIRCRAFT FLYING EAST MADE AN ABRUPT STEEP U TURN TO MAKE ANOTHER PASS, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN WESTERLY DIRECTION DRAGGING THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHTED ITSELF ONTO ITS GEAR. THE ENGINE AND PROP THEN STRUCK THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK, AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE OPERATION REQUIRES THE AIRCRAFT TO BE BETWEEN 60 AND 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND THEY WERE OPERATING AT A FIELD ELEVATION OF 8300 FEET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA07GA142Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportLoa, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during low altitude maneuvering flight that resulted in a stall. The pilot's decision to operate the airplane at a center of gravity beyond the rear limit, the low altitude of the flight, and the high…Jun 1, 2007 · Substantial damage