# Accident 20080424832429A: Aviat A1C, Bluff, UT, April 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2008, 09:15 local time
- Place: Bluff, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2211° N, 110.5464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2211&lon=-110.5464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134DD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134DD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-200 (registry code 2210411, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6 (registry code 41822, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,073 total, 324 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080424832429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON A REMOTE CLOSED AIRFIELD THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET IN LENGTH. THERE ARE NO PUBLISHED DATA FOR THIS AIRFIELD. THE WINDS WERE GUSTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRFIELD IS SLOPING DOWN AND THE PILOT HAD DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ISSUES, WHEN HE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE SHORT FIELD, ROUGH TERRAIN, GUSTING CROSSWIND, AND DOWN SLOPE WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE PILOT'S SKILLS.

## 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 SEA08CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA111), Apr 24, 2008: Aviat A-1C-200 (N134DD), Bluff, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate short-field landing procedure and excessive airspeed that resulted in a landing overrun. Contributing to the accident were gusting unfavorable winds, the short runway, and…

## Other reports on N134DD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100306004979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100306004979A), Mar 6, 2010: Aviat Aircr A-1C-200 (N134DD), St. Johns, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft N134DD took off from rwy 21 at ksjn at 1700L on March 6, 2010. The aircraft crashed shortly after take off. The aircraft sustained substantial damage…

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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