# Accident 20110406005579A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Laramie, WY, April 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2011, 09:05 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3119° N, 105.6750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3119&lon=-105.6750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28WY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28WY-2017-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-180 (registry code 2210410, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110406005579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA188), Apr 6, 2011: Aviat A-1C-180 (N28WY), Laramie, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and to recover from an aerodynamic stall, which resulted in a spin.

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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