Leonard SPIEZO SPORT N24840
21 August 1983 · Mt. Vernon, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Leonard SPIEZO SPORT registered N24840 was involved in an accident near Mt. Vernon, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt. Vernon, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mt. Vernon Municipal (M020)
- Coordinates
- 37.0999, -93.8101
- Aircraft
- Leonard SPIEZO SPORT
- Registration
- N24840
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC83LA194
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE RWY DURING TAKEOFF. THE WIND WAS GUSTY AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH AT 100 DEGREES F. THE ARPT ELEVATION IS 1240 FT MSL. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF HE WAS CLIMBING AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL WHEN A GUST OF WIND DROPPED THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT MADE A CORRECTION TO THE LEFT IN A DESCENDING LEFT TURN. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT FULL POWER WHEN THE ACFT CONTACTED THE RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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