# Accident 19910524017519A: Piper PA32300, St Charles, MO, May 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1991, 16:20 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: St Charles County Smart Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7893° N, 90.5101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7893&lon=-90.5101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931VN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931VN-1991-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 44 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910524017519A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO VEHICLES. HAD BEEN ADVISED MORE DUAL. DECLINED

## 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 CHI91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA164), May 24, 1991: Piper PA-32-300 (N931VN), St. Charles, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL…

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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