Piper PA-28-180 N7741W

Summary

On 11 May 1989 at about 18:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7741W, operated by Wundrack, Bruce M, was involved in an accident near Moberly, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 May 1989 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Moberly, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Omar Bradley (MBY)

Coordinates

39.4102, -92.4298

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N7741W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wundrack, Bruce M

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moberly → Blue Mound

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC89LA108

Nobody was injured.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ON TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS LACK OF CONTROL WERE WIND GUSTS FROM DUST DEVILS IN THE AREA, THERMAL ACTIVITY, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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DURING THE CONTINUATION OF A STUDENT SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLT, WHILE ON A TAKEOFF GROUND RUN, THE ACFT VEERED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT AND A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL RESULTED. THE ACFT TRAVELED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE PLT AND WITNESSES STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS DUST DEVILS IN THE AREA ALONG WITH THERMAL ACTIVITY. THE PLT FELT THAT THE WEATHER CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.