20110830020279A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Christen Industries A-1 · Butte City, CA · August 30, 2011

Date
August 30, 2011 · 10:30 local
Place
Butte City, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2868A
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11CA418
Reported as
Christen Industries A-1
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
834 total122 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft was observed conducting touch and go landings when a wingtip struck the the ground, the aircraft cartwheeled and caught fire.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN A WINGTIP STRUCK THE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND CAUGHT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.