Aircraft model
AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1A
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The Husky A-1A is a detail development of the original, with equipment and interior changes but the same 180 hp engine and 1,800 lb gross weight. It remains a two-seat tandem taildragger with a large wing, big flaps and 1,500 fpm of climb.
The A-1A sits between the original A-1 and the A-1B that raised the gross weight to 2,000 lb, and the gross weight is the thing that matters most in this family — 570 lb of useful load is two adults and limited fuel, which constrains how the aeroplane is actually used. Everything else is the Husky proposition: modern systems, a strong structure, excellent short-field performance, and a small manufacturer that supports the type attentively. Fabric is the eventual major cost.
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What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | taildragger |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming O-360-A1P |
| Horsepower | 180 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | FAR23 |
| Production start | 1993 |
| Production end | 1998 |
| Endorsements required | tailwheel |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 120 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 700 nm |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,500 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 40 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 900 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,000 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 570 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 270 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,800 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,230 lb |
| Usable fuel | 50 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 10.1 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $140,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $225,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 2,000 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $32,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $46,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 71 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 58 |
| Median year built | 1998.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 6 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 103.45 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 68.97 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 9 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 15.52 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 2 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 58 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 58 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 58 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 2.5 of 103 |
| Support | 4.4 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 2.8 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 25 · 181 models in class.
- Severity: class median 5.
- Access: class median 987.
- Support: class median 72.
- Liquidity: class median 20.59.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.