Accident · 1989-05-11

NTSB case MKC89LA108 · PIPER PA-28-180 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-05-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (N7741W)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: WUNDRACK, BRUCE M Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WUNDRACK, BRUCE M

Probable cause

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.

Source: NTSB case MKC89LA108

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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