# Accident 19910901037329A: Mncoup 90A, St Louis, MO, September 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7000° N, 90.4697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7000&lon=-90.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11793, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11793) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monocoupe 90A (registry code 5810104, https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNCOUP 90A
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 49 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910901037329A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF PREMATURELY,LOST CONTROL AND DRAGGED A WING ON RUNWAY TRYING TO REINITIATE CLIMB. IMPACT TORE OFF ENGINE

## 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 CHI91LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA285), Sep 1, 1991: Monocoupe 90A (N11793), Creve Coeur, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT DURING A TAKEOFF GROUND RUN.

## Other reports on N11793 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860706043939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706043939I), Jul 6, 1986: Mncoup STC90MNCOUP (N11793), Palmyra, MO. Engine ran rough and landing was made in a field. Right rear cylinder pulled loose from the crankcase.

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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