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DEN00LA098

2000-05-25 · SALINA, Utah, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 44U

Current FAA registration · N63827

Make / Model
AVID AIRCRAFT AVID MARK IV
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20000328
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A85E32

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. A factor was gusting winds from nearby thunderstorms.

Factual narrative

On May 25, 2000, at 1500 mountain daylight time, a Rosenvall Avid MK IV experimental amateur-built airplane, N63827, was substantially damaged during landing at Salina-Gunnison Airport, Salina, Utah. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was being operated by the pilot under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that originated approximately 30 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot said that several thunderstorms had just passed over the airfield. After he landed, a gust of wind struck the airplane, and it departed the right side of runway 02. He said that the airplane impacted rough terrain, and as a result, the right wing tip was bent and the fuselage fabric was wrinkled. The pilot said that several thunderstorms had just passed over the airfield. After he landed, a gust of wind struck the airplane, and it departed the right side of runway 02. He said that the airplane impacted rough terrain, and as a result, the right wing tip was bent and the fuselage fabric was wrinkled. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2000_DEN00LA098.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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