# Accident 20170526004919A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Woodruff, WI, May 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2017, 10:25 local time
- Place: Woodruff, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8328° N, 89.6514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8328&lon=-89.6514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170526004919A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 26, 2017, AT 1025 CST, AN AVIAT HUSKY A1B N71JA OVERTURNED IN TOMAHAWK LAKE AFTER LANDING/ TOUCHDOWN ON THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM SHORE. THE PILOT DEPARTED RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WITH THE INTENT OF PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS AT TOMAHAWK LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO SHORE BY A BOAT UTILIZING A ROPE SECURED TO THE FLOATS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN17LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA204), May 26, 2017: Aviat A-1B (N71JA), Tomahawk Lake, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path, which resulted in the airplane’s hard landing and nose over after the water landing.

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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