- Date
- August 8, 1988, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Plevna, KS
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N68JMTeratorn Tierra II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880808031499A
- Case key
- 34462
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that on takeoff climb, approximately 100 feet AGL, the a/c broke to the right and hit the ground. The pilot suspected right aileron control problems. Inspection of a/c revealed no mechanical problems. The wind was light and variable at 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68JM
- Reported as
- Teratorn Tierra II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- R26001
- Airframe hours
- 161
- Engine
- Rotax 532, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jeffrey R. Moeckel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1986 · 161 hours before
- Airport
- Private Field
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
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 217 total · 168 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.