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FAA accident report · Aviat A-1C-180 · Laramie, WY · April 6, 2011

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Date
April 6, 2011 · 09:05 local
Place
Laramie, WY
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N28WY
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11FA188
Reported as
Aviat A-1C-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
N28WYRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2017 · Aviat A-1C-180S/N 3103 · Built 2010Airframe modelAviat A-1C-180Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1PReciprocating

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What happened

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

Accident aircraft was following another similar make and model aircraft on a flight from fnl to 46U. Pilot of trail aircraft reported to lead aircraft that trail aircraft was, "on the edge of a stall". No further transmitions reported. Reliable eye witnesses reported seeing the aircraft wobble in flight then turn nose down and impact terrain straight down from approximately 500-700 feet AGL.

As the FAA filed it

ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER SIMILAR MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT ON A FLIGHT FROM FNL TO 46U. PILOT OF TRAIL AIRCRAFT REPORTED TO LEAD AIRCRAFT THAT TRAIL AIRCRAFT WAS, "ON THE EDGE OF A STALL". NO FURTHER TRANSMITIONS REPORTED. RELIABLE EYE WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT WOBBLE IN FLIGHT THEN TURN NOSE DOWN AND IMPACT TERRAIN STRAIGHT DOWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 500-700 FEET AGL.

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 WPR11FA188Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLaramie, WYThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and to recover from an aerodynamic stall, which resulted in a spin.Apr 6, 2011 · Substantial damage