Bohnker TIERRA II N116LB

Summary

On 5 June 1988 at about 14:15 local time, a Bohnker TIERRA II registered N116LB, operated by Larry Bohnker, was involved in an accident near Audubon, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 June 1988 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Audubon, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Audubon Municipal (ADU)

Coordinates

41.7101, -94.9193

Aircraft

Bohnker TIERRA II

Registration

N116LB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Larry Bohnker

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Denison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC88DCD01

Nobody was injured.

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 PILOT STATED THAT THE TAKEOFF RUN AND LIFTOFF APPEARED NORMAL, BUT AFTER LIFTOFF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT (INTO THE CROSSWIND). THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON. WHEN HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, HE RETARDED THROTTLE. THE PLANE STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR, STARTED TO GROUND-LOOP, HIT TWO PEDESTRIANS AND A PARKED A/C.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.