# Accident 20110706014029A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Palmer, AK, July 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2011, 08:05 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4842° N, 149.0419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4842&lon=-149.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949AK-2015-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (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-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 179 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110706014029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH ONE PASSENGER ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT FROM STRIP AT ANDERSON LAKE AK.(OAK1). WHILE FLYING ALONG THE FACE OF PIONEER PEAK, PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT TOWARD MOUNTAIN TO REVIEW SOME SHEEP THEY HAD JUST FLOWN PAST. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED IN TURN, PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE STICK AND ADDITIONAL POWER WAS ADDED BUT COULD NOT OVERCOME IMPENDING STALL WARNING. PILOT ELECTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN RATHER THAN RISK UNCONTROLLED STALL/SPIN.  PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED IN ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC11CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA058), Jul 6, 2011: Aviat A-1B (N949AK), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude in mountainous terrain and weather conditions conducive to downdrafts.

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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