What happened
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On June 16, 2023, at approximately 3:02 PDT, pilot was conducting personnal 14 CFR 91 flight stopping at eko for fuel. Light vairiable winds were reported prior to takeoff. On takeoff rotation of runway 30 a dust devel formed ahead and to the right of the runway. Aircraft became uncontrollable as it flew through the dust devil pushing it to the left of runway. Aicraft was forced down making contact with ground vegetation, causing the aicraft to spin around and coming to rest inverted. No post accident fire, and fire department and EMS were on scene.
NTSB will be adding this accident to a planned public advisory regarding dust devils per NTSB iic.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 16, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:02 PDT, PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PERSONNAL 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT STOPPING AT EKO FOR FUEL. LIGHT VAIRIABLE WINDS WERE REPORTED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. ON TAKEOFF ROTATION OF RUNWAY 30 A DUST DEVEL FORMED AHEAD AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AS IT FLEW THROUGH THE DUST DEVIL PUSHING IT TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY. AICRAFT WAS FORCED DOWN MAKING CONTACT WITH GROUND VEGETATION, CAUSING THE AICRAFT TO SPIN AROUND AND COMING TO REST INVERTED. NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS WERE ON SCENE.
NTSB WILL BE ADDING THIS ACCIDENT TO A PLANNED PUBLIC ADVISORY REGARDING DUST DEVILS PER NTSB IIC.
NTSB investigation
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