# Accident 20100903045289A: Kwech Horst GLASAIR RG, Lake Elmo, MN, September 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN
- Airport: Lake Elmo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9975° N, 92.8556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9975&lon=-92.8556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333HK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333HK-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kwech Horst GLASAIR RG SUPER 11S (registry code 05626TP, https://openairdocs.org/model/kwech-horst-glasair-rg-super-11s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KWECH HORST GLASAIR RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA519) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100903045289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF OF RUNWAY 32 AT 21D AND FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, TURNED A RIGHT DOWNWIND AND THEN LOST CONTROL CRASHED 100 YARDS NORTH OF AIRPORT IN A BEAN FIELD.  PILOT IN HOSPITAL AND UNABLE TO TALK WITH HIM, WHEN ABLE WILL AMEND WITH CURRENT PILOT INFORMATION.

## 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 CEN10FA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA519), Sep 3, 2010: Kwech Glasair RG Super 11S (N333HK), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff with gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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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