MKC88LA066
1988-03-20 · FULTON, Missouri, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport FIT
N4704J has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHT ACFT CORP CHALLENGER II, built 2006), which was not involved in this event.
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Factual narrative
WHILE ATTEMPTING A CROSSWIND LANDING, THE ACFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT LDG GEAR FAILED AND THE WHEEL STRUCK THE AFT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE, THEN THE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR. THE PIC THEN APPLIED FULL POWER, BECAME AIRBORNE AND ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION FOR A LANDING ON ANOTHER RUNWAY. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FLYING PROPERLY, AND AFTER ABOUT 270 DEGREES OF TURN BELOW TREE TOP LEVEL, HE LANDED IN A CORN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. NEITHER PIC OR PAX SUFFERED ANY INJURIES, AND THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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