Plane Crash List

Rushton SOPHWITH CAMEL CGNAT

31 July 1987 · Carrington, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 July 1987 at about 00:00 local time, a Rushton SOPHWITH CAMEL registered CGNAT, operated by DON Rushton, was involved in an accident near Carrington, North Dakota, 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 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Carrington, North Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Carrington-Mathery (46D)
Coordinates
47.4493, -99.1194
Aircraft
Rushton SOPHWITH CAMEL
Registration
CGNAT
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
DON Rushton
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Minot → Oshkosh
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN87LA202

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 CANADIAN PRIVATE PLT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED FUEL STOP WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING TAXI FROM LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUSTING CROSSWIND. THE LEFT WING LIFTED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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