- Date
- July 28, 1983, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Winona, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4KKane Bush BY Mustang 2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830728038989A
- Case key
- 12281
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt initiated a takeoff on a 2000 ft grass strip. He stated that the takeoff was normal until it became apparent that the acft would not climb out of ground effect. Since the go/no go decision point had been passed, he attempted to climb straight ahead. The acft contacted trees near the end of the rwy & was subsantially damaged. He reported that the wind was calm, the temp was 88 deg & the elevation was 1300 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4K
- Reported as
- Kane Bush BY Mustang 2 (BUSH BY MU)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 747232
- Airframe hours
- 146
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-02, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Larimer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1983
- Airport
- Grass Strip, runway 36, 2,000 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,535 total · 10 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.