Aviat Husky A-1B accident near Moab, Utah, August 15, 2007
On August 15, 2007, a Aviat Husky A-1B, registered CGTHY, was substantially damaged in an accident near Moab, Utah (Mineral Canyon Strip Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control that resulted in a ground loop.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 15, 2007
- Place
- Moab, Utah · Mineral Canyon Strip Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aviat Husky A-1B
- Registration
- CGTHY · no longer on the register · serial 2120
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
One of the conventional gear airplane's main wheels encountered low vegetation during the takeoff ground roll and the aircraft ground looped. The pilot positioned the airplane at the southeast end of the runway, facing northwest for departure using the full length of runway 32. During the takeoff run, the pilot moved the airplane to the left edge of the runway centerline to avoid a patch of mud on the runway. Just before rotation speed, the left main wheel got caught in the low brush vegetation and uneven ground at the edge of the runway. The pilot cut the power and applied full right rudder, but the airplane continued to turn to the left off the runway until the right wing tip impacted the ground, and stopped the airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot, foreign licence
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 875 hours in all; 315 in this make and model; 82 in the last 90 days; 47 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: June 1, 2007
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 487 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 1, 2007
- Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CNY Moab UT at 4:15 pm
- Destination: CNY Moab UT
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 32, 2,000 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 7 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 95°F (35°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.79 inHg
- Observation at 10:00 pm from CNY, 17 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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