# Accident 20220130001079A: Frazier George P CHRISTAVIA MK I, Oral, SD, January 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2022, 17:10 local time
- Place: Oral, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3752° N, 103.2978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3752&lon=-103.2978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3177F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3177F-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Frazier George P CHRISTAVIA MK I (registry code 05618U6, https://openairdocs.org/model/frazier-george-p-christavia-mk-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRAZIER GEORGE P CHRISTAVIA MK I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220130001079A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 30, 2022, ABOUT 1710 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN UNREGISTERED CHRISTAVIA MK1 AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR ORAL, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE UNCERTIFICATED PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S FRIEND, THE PILOT TEXTED HIM TO ASK IF HE COULD TAXI THE AIRPLANE ON THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, WHICH WAS LOCATED AT THE FRIEND'S RESIDENCE. AT THE TIME OF THE PILOT'S REQUEST, THE FRIEND WAS NOT AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE FRIEND ARRIVED HOME ABOUT 1645 AND OBSERVED THE PILOT

TAXING THE AIRPLANE. ABOUT 1700, THE FRIEND OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE AIRBORNE, AND THE PILOT COMPLETED TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THEN DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH.

ABOUT 1720, THE FRIEND TEXTED THE PILOT TO INQUIRE ABOUT HIS LOCATION AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.

THE FRIEND THEN DEPARTED IN HIS PIPER AIRPLANE TO LOOK FOR THE PILOT. THE FRIEND LOCATED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, WHICH WAS CRASHED IN A FIELD NEAR THE PILOT'S RESIDENCE, ABOUT 2 MILES FROM

HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE FRIEND THEN RETURNED TO HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TO RESPOND TO THE ACCIDENT SITE IN HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE. THE FRIEND NOTED THE PILOT HAD THE LAP BELT RESTRAINT SECURED, AND THE SHOULDER HARNESS

RESTRAINT WAS NOT USED.

THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. ACCORDING TO THE FRIEND, THE PILOT HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE KIT AIRPLANE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IN PREPARATION TO HAVE THE AIRPLANE CERTIFICATED AND REGISTERED.

POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE LEFT WING AFT SPAR WAS SEPARATED AT THE WING ROOT, AND THE WING WAS DISPLACED FORWARD. THE LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS CRUSHED UPWARD AND AFT. THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING DISPLAYED LEADING EDGE AFT CRUSH DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS DISPLACED DOWNWARD AND TO THE LEFT.

## 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 CEN22FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA109), Jan 31, 2022: Christavia MK1 (N3177F), Oral, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the…

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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