Mahler BD-4 N184BD

Summary

On 26 June 1999 at about 20:15 local time, a Mahler BD-4 registered N184BD was involved in an accident near Baldwin City, Kansas, 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

26 June 1999 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Baldwin City, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Vinland Valley Aerodrome (K64)

Coordinates

38.7694, -95.1798

Aircraft

Mahler BD-4

Registration

N184BD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Ottawa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA198

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not maintaining directional control with the runway centerline during takeoff. A factor was the high vegetation off the left side of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he was taking off on runway 16 and was using the left side of the runway. He stated the airplane drifted further to the left side of the runway, exited the left side of the runway, and entered tall grass. He said the grass was three foot high. He said the left wing tip contacted the ground and the nose gear buckled. He stated the airplane skidded to a stop approximately 100 feet to the left of the runway. At 1454, the Lawrence Municipal Airport weather observation was: Wind 160 degrees at 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.