# Accident 20070730022589A: Chris A1, Elm Springs, SD, July 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2007, 07:00 local time
- Place: Elm Springs, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2625° N, 102.5269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2625&lon=-102.5269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N661FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N661FB-2008-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,944 total, 300 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07TA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07TA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070730022589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7-30-07 ABOUT 0700 MDT NEAR ELM SPRINGS, SD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER (GUNNER) WHO WORK FOR THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA WERE CONDUCTING LOW ALTITUDE AERIAL PREDATOR CONTROL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, NOSED OVER, AND ENDED UP ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, BUT BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO WALK FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO A NEARBY FARMHOUSE FOR HELP.

## 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 CHI07TA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07TA241), Jul 30, 2007: Christen Industries A-1 (N661FB), Elm Springs, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining clearance from the rising terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the rising terrain.

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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