# Accident 20110830020279A: Christen Industries Inc A-1, Butte City, CA, August 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2011, 10:30 local time
- Place: Butte City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8839° N, 121.9747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8839&lon=-121.9747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2868A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2868A-2013-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 834 total, 122 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA418) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110830020279A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 WPR11CA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA418), Aug 30, 2011: Christen Industries A-1 (N2868A), Dorris, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral aircraft control while taking off with a gusting crosswind.

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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