Event CHI91LA285

1991-09-01 CREVE COEUR, Missouri, United States Airport · 1H0 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N11793

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

MONOCOUPE 90A

Year of manufacture

1936 · 55 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19560917

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A049E3

Registrant of record

REED GARY L

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N11793 Monocoupe Aircraft 90A None

Probable cause & findings

A PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT DURING A TAKEOFF GROUND RUN.

Factual narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF GROUND RUN AND DRAGGED A WING ON THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE WING DRAGGED AS HE TRIED TO CORRECT FOR A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND RE INITIATE CLIMB AFTER A PREMATURE LIFTOFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI91LA285.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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