NTSB investigations: Aviat A-1

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aviat A-1, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. 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

19922026
NTSB investigations: Aviat A-1 per year, 1992–2026: 8 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\" = 260))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI07CA269Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A-1 · Kellys Island, OHThe directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. Contributing factors were the pole, hangar, and crosswind.Aug 11, 2007 · N6087U · Substantial damageNTSB ANC05LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Anchorage, AKThe 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.Aug 5, 2005 · N8XJ · Substantial damageNTSB MIA02LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A1 · Merritt Island, FLThe 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…Aug 8, 2002 · N13HU · Substantial damageNTSB DEN00LA162Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Laramie, WYThe 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.Sep 3, 2000 · N63FE · Substantial damageNTSB IAD98LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Duxbury, MAFailure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane. A related factor was the wind gusts.Oct 19, 1997 · N9614B · Substantial damageNTSB LAX97LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Novato, CAthe 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.Jul 2, 1997 · N13HU · Substantial damageNTSB LAX93LA293Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Selma, CAthe 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.Jul 20, 1993 · N9614L · Substantial damageNTSB SEA92LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1 · Arco, IDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions resulting in failure to maintain directional control. Factors contributing to the accident were: crosswinds and gusts.May 8, 1992 · N200HU · Substantial damage