ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165777
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| Date: | Saturday 29 March 2014 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Aviat A-1B Husky |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N33HY |
| MSN: | 2410 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 620 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Eloy Municipal Airport (E60), Eloy, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tucson, AZ (57AZ) |
| Eloy, AZ (E60) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was practicing off airport landings and takeoffs. After the fifth landing, which was intended as a touch and go, he powered up for takeoff, lost directional control, and the airplane ground-looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar, and left elevator. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 December 2017 | N33HY | Private | 0 | Phoenix, AZ | |
sub |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2014 22:23 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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