# Accident 20120628013489A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Grangeville, ID, June 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2012, 16:15 local time
- Place: Grangeville, ID
- Airport: Moose Creek /Usfs/
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1306° N, 114.9269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1306&lon=-114.9269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63WY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63WY-2016-11-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120628013489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED UPHILL ON  RUNWAY 01 WITH GUSTY HIGH TAILWIND CONDITIONS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO TREE LEVEL AND THEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED NOSE DOWN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER, IN THE BACK SEAT, ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT DIED IN THE 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 WPR12FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA280), Jun 28, 2012: Aviat A-1C-180 (N63WY), Kooskia, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff with a gusty tailwind, which resulted in his loss of airplane control during the initial climb and an aerodynamic stall/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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