# Accident 20150827013689A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-200, Irwen, ID, August 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2015, 16:45 local time
- Place: Irwen, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3967° N, 111.2983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3967&lon=-111.2983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63BW-2018-03-28) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150827013689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING LOW LEVEL ABOVE THE SNAKE RIVER, BELOW THE PALISADES DAM.  AT 35 FEET AGL HE STRUCK POWER LINES WHICH THEN SNAPPED, BUT BECAME ATTACHED TO THE WHEELS OF THE PLANE.  HE LANDED IN THE RIVER.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN THE WATER.

## 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 GAA15CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA255), Aug 27, 2015: Aviat A-1C-200 (N63BW), Irwin, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during low level flight, which resulted in the airplane striking a wire, impacting water, and nosing over.

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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