# Accident 19900424011729A: Piper STCPA11, Thedford, NE, April 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1990, 18:20 local time
- Place: Thedford, NE
- Airport: Thomas County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9710° N, 100.5698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9710&lon=-100.5698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78812, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78812-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA11
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 66 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900424011729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING IN A SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND THAT EXCEEDED AIRCRAFTS CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA096), Apr 24, 1990: Piper PA-11 (N78812), Thedford, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND WHILE LANDING RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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