Santschi Chris A VANS RV8 N627CS

Summary

On 16 May 2014 at about 14:15 local time, a Santschi Chris A VANS RV8 registered N627CS, operated by Santschi Chris A, was involved in an accident near Bonne Terre, 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

16 May 2014 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Bonne Terre, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Bonne Terre Municipal (1BT)

Coordinates

37.0000, -90.0000

Aircraft

Santschi Chris A VANS RV8

Registration

N627CS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Operator

Santschi Chris A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bonne Terre → Bonne Terre

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA250

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control on takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot said that during the takeoff roll in his tail wheel-equipped airplane, he lifted the tail off the ground when the airplane was about 50 feet down the runway. The airplane then made a sudden turn to the left and veered off the runway. The left wing struck the ground and the airplane flipped over,which resulted in substantial damage to both wings, the vertical stabilizer and an engine mount. The pilot reported the wind was blowing about 5 knots directly down the runway and there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane or the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.