# Accident 20180412003599A: Hawley Richard A1B, Lincoln, CA, April 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2018, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9142° N, 121.3531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9142&lon=-121.3531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5249H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5249H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawley Richard A1B (registry code 13017PN, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawley-richard-a1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWLEY RICHARD A1B
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 1 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180412003599A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/12/18 AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N5249H CRASHED AT LINCOLN REGIONAL AIRPORT KLHM. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SOME INJURIES BUT RELEASED SOMETIME LATER.

## 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 GAA18CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA213), Apr 13, 2018: Hawley Richard A1B (N5249H), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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