# Accident 20111005023139A: Aviat Inc A-1, Moyock, NC, October 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2011, 18:23 local time
- Place: Moyock, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4961° N, 76.2344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4961&lon=-76.2344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11HU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT INC A-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111005023139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED OVER CORN FIELDS ON PILOT'S PROPERTY. WITNESSES REPORTED NOTHING UNUSUAL WITH AIRCRAFTS OPERATION UNTIL IT WENT BELOW TREE LEVEL. WITNESSES DID NOT SEE CRASH ONLY SAW AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER IT HIT THE GROUND. PILOT WAS ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. FATAL. OUR RECORDS SHOW THAT THE DECEASED PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT PILOT OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG BOOKS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT CRASH SITE NOR WERE THEY MADE AVAILABLE BY FAMILY OF PILOT. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE PERFORMED WITH NTSB INVESTIGATOR ON SCENE DID NOT REVEAL ANYTHING TO SUSPECT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AS CAUSE FOR CRASH.

## 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 ERA12FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA008), Oct 5, 2011: Aviat A-1 (N11HU), Moyock, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The operation of the airplane by a non-certificated pilot, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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