# Accident 20140801014729A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Steamboat Sprin, CO, August 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4850° N, 106.8317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4850&lon=-106.8317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N776BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N776BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA460) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140801014729A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/01/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HRS. MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, (MDT) N776BC, AN AVIAT MODEL A1-B HUSKY AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO (SBS) AIRPORT.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, (VMC).

## 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 CEN14CA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA460), Aug 1, 2014: Aviat Husky (N776BC), Steamboat Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student rated pilot's inadvertent flight control input resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the right wing.

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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