# Accident 20240707012099A: Missoula Aviation LLC SUPER DRIFTER, Lafayette, TN, July 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2024, 15:03 local time
- Place: Lafayette, TN
- Airport: Lafayette Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5200° N, 86.0581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5200&lon=-86.0581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N692BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N692BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Missoula SUPER DRIFTER (registry code 056393V, https://openairdocs.org/model/missoula-super-drifter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MISSOULA AVIATION LLC SUPER DRIFTER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 40,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240707012099A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/07/2024 AT 3:03 LOCAL TIME, THE PIC OF A SUPER DRIFTER WAS DEPARTING THE LAFAYETTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (3M7) ON RUNWAY 01. DURING DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN GUST OF WINDS INDICATED BY THE WINDSOCK WHICH OVERTURNED THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE IT UNCONTROLLABLE AROUND 30 FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE LEFT WING TIP AND THEN THE NOSE IN THE RAMP AREA SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRMAN WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN IN AN AMBULANCE. BOTH AIRMAN SURVIVED.

## 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 ERA24LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA296), Jul 7, 2024: Missoula Super Drifter (N692BS), Lafayette, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around in gusting wind conditions.

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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