# Accident 19950917029779A: Amtr F8LFALCO, Augusta, KS, September 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1995, 18:15 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Airport: Brady-Pippin Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6901° N, 96.9696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6901&lon=-96.9696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11HM-1996-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Benham Howard C F8L FALCO (registry code 056225B, https://openairdocs.org/model/benham-howard-c-f8l-falco) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR F8LFALCO
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 70 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950917029779A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFT ON LIFTOFF. ABORTED DUE OBSTACLES END RUNWAY. RAN OFF END THRU A FENCE INTO WOODED AREA. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT A 90 TO 100 DEGREE CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION OCCURRED JUST AFTER LIFTOFF.  HIS AIRSPEED DROPPED ABOUT 10 KNOTS, AND HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF BECAUSE OF OBSTACLES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THROUGH A FENCE PRIOR TO COMING TO REST IN A WOODED AREA.

## 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 CHI95LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA322), Sep 17, 1995: Benham F8L Falco (N11HM), Augusta, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: a sudden shift in wind direction which resulted in diminished airspeed during takeoff.

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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