Wisconsin State Prison SONERAI II N541DM
19 April 1985 · Castroville, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 April 1985 at about 22:00 local time, a Wisconsin State Prison SONERAI II registered N541DM, operated by Randy W. Bailey, was involved in an accident near Castroville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Castroville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Castroville Municipal (T89)
- Coordinates
- 29.3394, -98.8704
- Aircraft
- Wisconsin State Prison SONERAI II
- Registration
- N541DM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Randy W. Bailey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA191
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AFTER LIFT-OFF FROM THE 5,000 FT LONG RWY, THE ACFT WAS IN GROUND EFFECT PRIOR TO AN UNCONTROLLED RIGHT ROLL. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND RIGHT WING FIRST. THE PLT REPORTED 2 HRS EXPERIENCE IN THE ACFT AND NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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