# Accident 20170704017879A: Aviat, AVIAT-1C, Dillwyn, VA, July 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2017, 12:24 local time
- Place: Dillwyn, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4922° N, 78.5175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4922&lon=-78.5175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-180 (registry code 2210410, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT, AVIAT-1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170704017879A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A GRASS STRIP NORMALLY USED BY R/C AIRCRAFT.  WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THAT THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS TO LAND.  THE FINAL GO-AROUND RESULTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE  A LOW ALTITUDE STALL, WITH THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND IN THE NEAR VERTICAL POSITION.

DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT WILL BE INTERVIEWED AT A LATER TIME, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY.

## 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 ERA17LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA229), Jul 4, 2017: Aviat A-1C-180 (N272WY), Dillwyn, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of a grass airstrip that was of insufficient length for landing, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the go-around, which resulted in an…

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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