# Accident 20240410003319A: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, Council Bluffs, IA, April 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2024, 14:30 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2609° N, 95.7572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2609&lon=-95.7572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N675LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N675LF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND TIGER MOTH DH 82A
- Reported engine: DEHAV ENG GIPSY MAJOR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,731 total, 7 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240410003319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ADMITTED TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF BIPLANE WHILE ROLLING FOR TAKEOFF AT CBF RWY 18.  AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WIND WHICH COULD NOT BE OVERCOME BY RUDDER/AILERON INPUTS.  PILOT PULLED POWER BACK UPON ENTERING THE GRASS AND PROCEEDED OVER A BURM WHICH NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ONTO ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, LOWER LEFT AND UPPER RIGHT WING.

## 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 CEN24LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA154), Apr 10, 2024: Dehavilland Tiger Moth DH 82A (N675LF), Council Bluffs, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff with a direct gusting 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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