Event MKC83LA009

1982-10-17 BATES CITY, Missouri, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N41W

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

WIELT-SMITH MINIPLANE

Year of manufacture

1969 · 13 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19800331

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A4D3BB

Registrant of record

BENDURE MARK

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N41W Smith Miniplane None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED ON A SOD STRIP WHICH HAS A SLIGHT UPHILL INCLINE. HE STATED THE TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD AND THE MAIN GEAR SPLAYED OUT. THE STRUTS THEN DUG INTO THE SOD AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC83LA009.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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