Christen A-1 N2932W

Summary

On 20 June 2021 at about 18:30 local time, a Christen A-1 registered N2932W was involved in an accident near Wilmington, Ohio, 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

20 June 2021 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wilmington, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Lumberton Airport (OH77)

Coordinates

39.5531, -83.8549

Aircraft

Christen A-1

Registration

N2932W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1989

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA301

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with gusting winds, which resulted in an inflight collision with a fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that while taking off on a personal flight, a gust of wind lifted the right wing. The pilot overcorrected, which resulted in a slight left turn and loss of altitude. The airplane was about 4 to 5 ft agl when it struck a barb wire fence that ran parallel to the departure runway. The pilot landed the airplane in a cornfield along the airplane’s flight path. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right aft fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was taking off on runway 19 with wind from 210o at 8 knots, gusting to 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.