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CEN22LA243

2022-06-08 · Flasher, North Dakota, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s loss of control during a takeoff from a narrow gravel road, resulting in a collision with a fixed obstacle.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he was taking off from a 14-ft-wide gravel road. He started a “fast taxi” to clear a road sign on the left side of the road. During the fast taxi, the pilot thought that the airplane “got a gust of wind” and became airborne. The pilot added full throttle and the left wing struck the road sign. The airplane veered to the left onto grass and came to rest upright in the adjacent field. The left and right wings and the forward fuselage sustained substantial damage. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-(general)-(general)-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_CEN22LA243.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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