Aviat A-1A accident near Sandpoint, ID
On June 8, 2003, an Aviat A-1A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sandpoint, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 8, 2003
- Place
- Sandpoint, ID
- Aircraft
- Aviat A-1A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 48.426°N, 116.421°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030620X00923
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 8, 2003, approximately 1530 Pacific daylight time, an Aviat Husky A-1A, N141F, impacted the terrain near the northern edge of an open field about 10 miles north of Sandpoint, Idaho. The private pilot received fatal injuries, his passenger received serious injuries, and the aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight, which departed Sandpoint Airport about 30 minutes earlier, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed. The ELT, which was activated by the accident sequence, was turned off at the scene. According to the passenger, the purpose of the flight was to fly over a group of individuals who were gathered near a pond about one-quarter mile north of the accident site, in order to drop candy to those gathered below. It was reportedly the intention of the pilot to land in the open field after the last candy drop, so that he and his passenger could join the people on the ground. After takeoff, the pilot headed to the area of the pond, and then flew over the group of individuals, passing from north to south. He made a total of three passes, during each of which the passenger dropped candy. After each pass, the pilot reversed course, and then flew back over the group again. After the third pass, the pilot told the passenger that the next one would be the last, and then he would be landing the aircraft in the field. After he passed over the pond the third time, the pilot continued toward the south end of the open field. When he
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a low pass maneuver which resulted in a stall. A related factor was the trees.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
