Russell REBEL N61538

Summary

On 19 September 1998 at about 21:50 local time, a Russell REBEL registered N61538 was involved in an accident near Cadiz, Ohio, United States. 2 people were 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

19 September 1998 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Cadiz, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Harrison County Airport (8G6)

Coordinates

40.2606, -80.9891

Aircraft

Russell REBEL

Registration

N61538

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marion → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD98LA109

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for winds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing flare, a wind gust pushed the airplane's left wing up, the right main landing gear touched down and the pilot forced the left wing down 'hard'. The airplane departed the right side of runway 31, collided with a ditch parallel to the runway and nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. He also reported that he recently purchased the airplane and had accrued approximately 20 flight hours in make and model. A witness reported that the wind was 'blowing off and on all day and was gusting at about 7 or 8 knots from the southwest.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.