# Accident 20170618008519A: Ward Christopher Barry RAI 6, Williston, FL, June 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2017, 09:36 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3556° N, 82.4719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3556&lon=-82.4719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ward Christopher Barry RAI 6 (registry code 05635EB, https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-christopher-barry-rai-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WARD CHRISTOPHER BARRY RAI 6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,178 total, 34 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170618008519A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 18, 2017, AT 0936 EDT, AN AMATEUR BUILT REVOLUTION RAI 6, N251CW, BUILT BY AND REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER ROTATION, AT WILLISTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WILLISTON, FL WHILE ON A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND BOTH THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) AND HIS PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WILLISTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

## 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 GAA17CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA350), Jun 18, 2017: Ward Christopher Barry RAI 6 (N251CW), Williston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the airplane’s pitch control during rotation and his subsequent loss of directional control.

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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