# Accident 20100706038439A: Skykits Cor SAVANNAH VG, Bison, SD, July 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2010, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bison, SD
- Airport: Bison Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5183° N, 102.4678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5183&lon=-102.4678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N391EU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N391EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skykits SAVANNAH VGW (registry code 060007K, https://openairdocs.org/model/skykits-savannah-vgw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYKITS COR SAVANNAH VG
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,463 total, 410 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA415) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100706038439A

## Narrative

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

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7-6-2010 AT ABOUT 1830 MDT. THE PILOT WAS DELIVERING THE AIRCRAFT FROM TENNESSE TO ALAKSA.  PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 29 AT BISON, SD.  THERE WAS A RIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE NORTH.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT AND LONE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN10CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA415), Jul 7, 2010: Skykits Savannah VGW (N391EU), Bison, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after encountering a gust of wind while taking off with a crosswind.

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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