Rushton SOPHWITH CAMEL CGNAT
31 July 1987 · Carrington, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1987 at about 00:00 local time, a Rushton SOPHWITH CAMEL registered CGNAT, operated by DON Rushton, was involved in an accident near Carrington, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carrington, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carrington-Mathery (46D)
- Coordinates
- 47.4493, -99.1194
- Aircraft
- Rushton SOPHWITH CAMEL
- Registration
- CGNAT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- DON Rushton
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Minot → Oshkosh
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA202
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE CANADIAN PRIVATE PLT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED FUEL STOP WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING TAXI FROM LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUSTING CROSSWIND. THE LEFT WING LIFTED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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