# Accident 20070601020529A: Chris A1, Loa, UT, June 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2007, 08:25 local time
- Place: Loa, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3967° N, 111.8208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3967&lon=-111.8208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9602R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9602R-2009-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,261 total, 875 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07GA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07GA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070601020529A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA07GA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07GA142), Jun 1, 2007: Christen Industries A-1 (N9602R), Loa, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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