# Accident 20130809015759A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Bettles, AK, August 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.1181° N, 147.2014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1181&lon=-147.2014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N286AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N286AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 540 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130809015759A

## Narrative

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

ON MANEUVERING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN LOST LIFT, HIT RIGHT WING ON GROUND AND CRASHED.

## 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 ANC13CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA077), Aug 9, 2013: Aviat A-1B (N286AM), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.

## Other reports on N286AM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100821047479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100821047479I), Aug 21, 2010: Aviat Aircr A-1B (N286AM), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. According to the pilot, he attempted to land on a dirt strip at the Base Of Mount Spur. Just prior to touch down he realized the strip had an upward slope and…

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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