# Accident 20130927018469A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-200, Dell, MT, September 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Dell, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7233° N, 112.6983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7233&lon=-112.6983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-200 (registry code 2210411, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6 (registry code 41822, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,730 total, 210 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA427) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130927018469A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT IT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF TAILWIND RESULTING IN THE PILOTS LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT GOING OFF THE EAST SIDE OF THE GRAVEL ROAD, STRIKING A FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR13CA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA427), Sep 27, 2013: Aviat A-1C-200 (N53WY), Dell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N53WY (1)

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

- [Accident 20110819017079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110819017079A), Aug 19, 2011: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-200 (N53WY), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted]

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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