# Accident 20140516007669A: Santschi Chris A VANS RV8, Bonne Terre, MO, May 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2014, 09:15 local time
- Place: Bonne Terre, MO
- Airport: Bonne Terre Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0000° N, 90.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0000&lon=-90.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N627CS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SANTSCHI CHRIS A VANS RV8
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR O-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 28 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140516007669A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED AT 09:15 HE TAXIED OUT TO RUNWAY 32 AT 1BT. THE AIRCRAFT RUN UP SHOWED NO AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCIES. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE TAIL WHEEL LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DIRT MOUND AFTER 30 FEET AND NOSED OVER UPSIDE DOWN.

THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING AND VERTICAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN14CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA250), May 16, 2014: Santschi Chris A Vans RV8 (N627CS), Bonne Terre, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control on 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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