# NTSB investigations: Aviat A-1C-180

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 WPR25LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA247.md): Aviat A1 · Etna, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 10, 2025 · N801RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s premature rotation at insufficient airspeed during takeoff to avoid an unexpected animal on the runway, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose-over during the aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s excessive…
- [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 WPR23LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA186.md): Aviat A-1C-180 Husky · Lakewood, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 9, 2023 · N416AG · Destroyed
  > An erroneous landing gear warning that led to the pilot’s decision to abort the landing, which resulted in a collision with trees during a go-around.
- [NTSB WPR23LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA053.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Morgan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 3, 2022 · N60WY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from snow covered terrain while maneuvering at low attitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s loss of visual reference due to snow and flat light conditions.
- [NTSB CEN22LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA212.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Madison, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 25, 2022 · N125WY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.
- [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 GAA18CA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA405.md): Aviat A-1C · Dixie, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2018 · N891DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach in gusting tailwind conditions, which resulted in a runway overshoot.
- [NTSB ERA17LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA229.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Dillwyn, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2017 · N272WY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of a grass airstrip that was of insufficient length for landing, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN17FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA028.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Clarksville, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 2016 · N377MA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
- [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 GAA15CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA165.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Comanche, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2015 · N317MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper pitch control during touchdown, which resulted in a nose over and impact with terrain.
- [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 WPR12FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA280.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Kooskia, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2012 · N63WY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff with a gusty tailwind, which resulted in his loss of airplane control during the initial climb and an aerodynamic stall/spin.
- [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 CEN12LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA125.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · McKinney, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 2011 · N62WY · No damage
  > The passenger's inadvertent contact with a rotating propeller after exiting the parked airplane. Contributing to the accident were the dark night conditions and the deplaning of the passenger while the propeller was turning.
- [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 CEN11CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA298.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Greensburg, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 19, 2011 · N18WY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land on the grass which contained standing water. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of power due to carburetor ice.
- [NTSB WPR11FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA188.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Laramie, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2011 · N28WY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and to recover from an aerodynamic stall, which resulted in a spin.
- [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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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