NTSB investigations: Aviat A-1

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aviat A-1, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - in flight”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19982026
NTSB investigations: Aviat A-1 per year, 1998–2026: 7 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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\" = 250))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB DEN06CA075Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A-1 · Alamosa, COthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the departure, resulting in an inadvertent stall.May 9, 2006 · N105KY · Substantial damageNTSB DEN06LA005Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Kaycee, WYthe pilot's improper decision to attempt a go-around and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the hard landing.Oct 21, 2005 · N6QR · Substantial damageNTSB SEA05LA001Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Winifred, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering.Oct 19, 2004 · N79795 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04FA144Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Harwood, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin during takeoff.May 29, 2004 · N623KD · Substantial damageNTSB NYC03FA132Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Tyringham, MAThe pilot's incapacitation due to a heart attack, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.Jun 19, 2003 · N49369 · DestroyedNTSB SEA99LA047Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Emmett, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a low-altitude maneuver to view a coyote on the ground. A related factor was the pilot's low altitude.Apr 6, 1999 · N345HU · Substantial damageNTSB ATL98LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Clearwater, FLfailure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering to pick up a banner, which led to a stall, loss of altitude, and collision with the water.Feb 14, 1998 · N49364 · Substantial damage