# Accident 19930911033759A: Supac LFA, Schellville/Son, CA, September 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1993, 09:25 local time
- Place: Schellville/Son, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2401° N, 122.4601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2401&lon=-122.4601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41729, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41729) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver LFA (registry code 8730204, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lfa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPAC LFA
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930911033759A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TAKEOFF. SAW BANNER ACROSS RUNWAY. LIFTED TO AVOID BUT WHEEL CAUGHT WIRE. CRASHED. MGR FAILED CLOSE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX93LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA349), Sep 11, 1993: Culver LFA (N41729), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the airport management's failure to provide notice of the banner operation and to close the runway. An additional cause was the banner operator's failure to ensure that the runway on which he placed…

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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