# Accident 20200810015509A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-200, Grover, WY, August 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2020, 13:19 local time
- Place: Grover, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8006° N, 110.9578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8006&lon=-110.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N298WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N298WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-200 (registry code 2210411, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-C3B6 (registry code 42710, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-c3b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-C3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,670 total, 31 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200810015509A

## Narrative

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

R&D AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A FLAT SPIN AND COULD NOT RECOVER

## 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 WPR20CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA266), Aug 10, 2020: Aviat A-1C-200 (N298WY), Grover, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to regain airplane control after a pilot-induced spin conducted during a flight test, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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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