# Accident 20080219832549A: Aviat A1B, Winder, GA, February 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Winder, GA
- Airport: Winder-Barrow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9899° N, 83.7203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9899&lon=-83.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080219832549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 23 INTERSECTION. TAKE OFF INTO WINDS BRIEFED AS 270 DEGREES AT 13 WITH GUSTS TO 27. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKE OFF ROLL, GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT AND ENDED UP IN THE TREES EAST OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC08CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA108), Feb 19, 2008: Aviat A-1B (N47EA), Winder, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswind condition.

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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