Saloff SONERAI IILT N90420

Summary

On 18 August 2006 at about 23:55 local time, a Saloff SONERAI IILT registered N90420 was involved in an accident near Williams, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 2006 at 23:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Williams, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

H.A. Clark Memorial Field Airp (CMR)

Coordinates

35.3022, -112.1933

Aircraft

Saloff SONERAI IILT

Registration

N90420

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williams → Williams

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX06LA266

Injuries not recorded.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane veered off the runway during the takeoff ground roll and collided with a bystander, who was fatally injured. The pilot was conducting his first flight in the airplane. About 1,000 feet down the runway, at 40 miles per hour, the airplane was struck by a gust of wind that pushed it to the left of the runway. The pilot said that while correcting back to the runway, he overcorrected, and the airplane began to depart the right side of the runway. The pilot said he was unable to regain control prior to departing the runway surface. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.