# NTSB investigations: Aviat A-1: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 CHI07CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA269.md): Aviat A-1 · Kellys Island, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 11, 2007 · N6087U · Substantial damage
  > The directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. Contributing factors were the pole, hangar, and crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC05LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA117.md): Aviat A-1 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2005 · N8XJ · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the dual student, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the dual student's excessive application of the brakes.
- [NTSB MIA02LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA156.md): Aviat A1 · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2002 · N13HU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout while landing in a crosswind which resulted in the airplane inadvertently veering off the runway and incurring damage when the pilot forced it into a ground loop to avoid entry…
- [NTSB DEN00LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA162.md): Aviat A-1 · Laramie, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2000 · N63FE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was his improper inflight decision in selecting a less-than-favorable runway on which to land that resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB IAD98LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA006.md): Aviat A-1 · Duxbury, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1997 · N9614B · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane. A related factor was the wind gusts.
- [NTSB LAX97LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA228.md): Aviat A-1 · Novato, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1997 · N13HU · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. The gusty crosswind condition was a related factor.
- [NTSB LAX93LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA293.md): Aviat A-1 · Selma, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1993 · N9614L · Substantial damage
  > the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain direction control, inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions, and improper use of the rudder. The pilot's lack of total experience in the accident airplane make and model is a factor in this accident.
- [NTSB SEA92LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA093.md): Aviat A-1 · Arco, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 1992 · N200HU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions resulting in failure to maintain directional control. Factors contributing to the accident were: crosswinds and gusts.

## 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 ('2210302', '2210400')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2210302&occurrence=260

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