Aviat Inc A-1 accident near Moyock, NC
On October 5, 2011, an Aviat Inc A-1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Moyock, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 5, 2011
- Place
- Moyock, NC
- Aircraft
- Aviat Inc A-1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.496°N, 76.234°W
- NTSB ID
- 20111005X13935
Official records · ERA12FA008
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 5, 2011, about 1825 eastern daylight time, an Aviat A-1, N11HU, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in Moyock, North Carolina. The non-certificated pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight, which originated at the pilot's property. The local personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a witness, he was in his pickup truck when he noted the airplane flying over several fields, at an altitude about two to three times the height of the surrounding trees. The airplane flew by the witness, still high in the air, when a wing dipped. The witness briefly took his eyes off the airplane, and the next thing he saw was the airplane hitting the ground and turning until it faced north. The witness also stated that he was accustomed to the sounds of the engine, as the airplane had over flown the fields often. When the airplane flew over him just prior to the accident, with the pickup truck window partially open, the engine sounded "normal," with no sputtering or backfires. Another witness stated that he was driving south on a nearby paved road when he saw the airplane during its last 5 seconds of flight. When he first saw the airplane, it was above the tree line, and wings "went vertical." The wings were then perpendicular to the ground, and the nose, which was low when the wings went vertical, continued lower in the turn until it was about 45 degrees below the horizon. The airplane then maintain
Probable cause
The operation of the airplane by a non-certificated pilot, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
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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.
