# Accident 20240511017429A: Lanni Charles T SKYRANGER II, Breaux Bridge, LA, May 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2024, 05:22 local time
- Place: Breaux Bridge, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3274° N, 91.8562° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3274&lon=-91.8562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122LF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lanni Charles T SKYRANGER II (registry code 0590225, https://openairdocs.org/model/lanni-charles-t-skyranger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANNI CHARLES T SKYRANGER II
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240511017429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND COULD NOT GAIN ALTITUDE AND FLEW UNDER A POWER LINE AT END OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE SPUN 180 DEGRESS IMPACTING THE GROUNDO IN A NOSE FIRST LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE.

## 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 CEN24LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA194), May 11, 2024: Lanni Charles T Skyranger II (N122LF), Breaux Bridge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to depart with the airplane over maximum gross weight, which reduced the climb performance and resulted in a collision with a tree.

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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