- Date
- April 19, 1985, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Castroville, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N541DMWisconsin State Prison Sonerai II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850419013699A
- Case key
- 21728
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, after lift-off from the 5,000 ft long rwy, the acft was in ground effect prior to an uncontrolled right roll. The acft impacted the ground right wing first. The plt reported 2 hrs experience in the acft and no mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N541DM
- Reported as
- Wisconsin State Prison Sonerai II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 7935 EVAS
- Airframe hours
- 94
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1850 CC, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Randy W. Bailey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- T89 · Castroville Municipal
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 201 total · 2 in this make and model · 118 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.