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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Durham, CA · September 8, 2012

Date
September 8, 2012 · 11:07 local
Place
Durham, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N395AA
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12LA406
Reported as
Aviat A-1B
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,325 total133 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft departing from man-made water-ski lake. Approximately 2000' available for takeoff. Density altitude estimated to be about 2000'. Aircraft struck 40' high electrical wires at edge of lake, crashed and burned.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTING FROM MAN-MADE WATER-SKI LAKE. APPROXIMATELY 2000' AVAILABLE FOR TAKEOFF. DENSITY ALTITUDE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 2000'. AIRCRAFT STRUCK 40' HIGH ELECTRICAL WIRES AT EDGE OF LAKE, CRASHED AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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