Aviat Aircraft Inc. A-1C-180 accident near Laramie, WY
On April 6, 2011, an Aviat Aircraft Inc. A-1C-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Laramie, WY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 6, 2011
- Place
- Laramie, WY
- Aircraft
- Aviat Aircraft Inc. A-1C-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.312°N, 105.675°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110406X83820
Official records · WPR11FA188
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 6, 2011, about 0905 mountain daylight time, an Aviat Aircraft, Inc., A-1C-180, N28WY, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain about 11 miles east of Laramie, Wyoming. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Alpine Aviation, Alpine, Wyoming, under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country positioning flight, which originated from Fort Collins, Colorado, about 0800 with an intended destination of Alpine. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), the pilot of the lead airplane reported that the pilot of the accident airplane and himself were repositioning two Aviat Aircraft, Inc., A-1C-180 airplanes from Florida to Alpine. He said that prior to departure the morning of the accident they looked at the weather and felt confident about the flight to Alpine, noting that some areas would possibly be marginal visual flight rules (VFR) conditions. The pilot stated that following an uneventful departure from Fort Collins, Colorado, the flight remained close to Interstate 80 throughout the flight. He noted that shortly after departure, they encountered some light rain, but no evidence of ice. As both airplanes approached the mountain pass to the east of Laramie, Wyoming, they encountered light snow with a cloud ceiling of about 1,200 feet above ground level (agl) and 3 to 4 miles
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and to recover from an aerodynamic stall, which resulted in a spin.
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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.
