N73GT is a 2009 Aviat Aircraft A-1C-180. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming O-360-A1P rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Folsom, CA. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 2009. It has been registered to its current owner since Oct 2017. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 17 years old
- 1 of 239 Aviat Aircraft A-1C-180
2017
2009
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The pilot reported he was practicing touch-and-go-landings. When the airplane touched down on the runway, the airplane veered to the right, he applied left rudder, but had applied too much and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot reported that he applied right rudder but once again had used too much and the airplane ground-looped to the right, and departed the runway surface. The left main landing gear collapsed and the left wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left aileron.
The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
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