# NTSB investigations: Aviat A-1C-180: Loss of control on ground

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN24LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA300.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · South Park, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2024 · N177DB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA24LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA005.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Harrisonburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2023 · N13BF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the prevailing wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR23LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA190.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Elko, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 12, 2023 · N12HD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB WPR21LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA128.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · McCall, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 11, 2021 · N18AH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA17CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA049.md): Aviat A-1C · Placerville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 24, 2016 · N331MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA16CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA225.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Harlingen, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 1, 2016 · N13BF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop and substantial damage to the right wing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA103.md): Aviat A-1C · Breckenridge, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 18, 2016 · N73GT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.
- [NTSB GAA15CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA302.md): Aviat A · Grants Pass, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2015 · N90ND · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN14CA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA405.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Oakdale, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 31, 2014 · N199MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive braking on landing, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB WPR14CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA015.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Rio Verde, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 12, 2013 · N40WY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll on a rough and rutted surface.
- [NTSB CEN13CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA136.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Upper Sandusky, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 15, 2013 · N7ZR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN12LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA129.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Chetek, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 2012 · N11HY · Substantial damage
  > The passenger’s interference with the flight controls, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to climb after an aborted landing. Contributing was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in the need to abort…
- [NTSB ERA11CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA410.md): Sky International A-1C-180 · Fryeburg, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2011 · N52LK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN09CA596](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA596.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Princeton, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 19, 2009 · N52PH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA179.md): Aviat A-1C · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 25, 2009 · N75WY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control during taxi. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2210410')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '230' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence?model=2210410

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