Aviat A-1B accident near Edna, TX
On May 27, 2006, an Aviat A-1B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Edna, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 27, 2006
- Place
- Edna, TX
- Aircraft
- Aviat A-1B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.942°N, 96.537°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060531X00659
Official records · DFW06FA140
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 26, 2006, about 2005 central daylight time, a single-engine Aviat A-1B airplane, N166MA, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while maneuvering at a low altitude near Edna, Texas. The private pilot and the pilot rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Flying Farm Boys, Inc., and was being operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from a private airstrip near La Ward, Texas, at approximately 1925. The NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC) interviewed three eye witnesses. The first eyewitness was located at the Brackenridge Plantation Campground when she first observed the airplane 'buzzing" the treetops above her location. The witness added that the airplane continued to "buzz" back and forth above the treetops while someone hollered from the airplane on each pass. The witness recorded the registration number (N-Number) from the airplane with the intentions of reporting the low flying airplane to local authorities. According to the witness, the airplane then flew northeast out over the lake and turned into the wind, and appeared "to be almost hovering." The witness added that the airplane then descended just above the water and appeared to dip its main tires into the water several times as it flew in a southerly direction. The airplane then turned around and flew "very low" back to the north "before pulling nearly straight-up." The airplane ascended for a short ti
Probable cause
The pilot's ostentatious display while maneuvering at low altitude which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with the water.
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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.
