# Accident 20120908024179A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Durham, CA, September 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2012, 11:07 local time
- Place: Durham, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6861° N, 121.7933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6861&lon=-121.7933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N395AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N395AA-2013-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (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-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,325 total, 133 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120908024179A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA406), Sep 8, 2012: Aviat A-1B (N395AA), Durham, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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