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CHI91LA285

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

Airport 1H0

Current FAA registration · N11793

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

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

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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