Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot seated in the left seat reported that he was the flying pilot when the accident occurred. He reported that he overcorrected during a crosswind landing. The airplane swerved to the left and right of centerline two times before veering off the right side of the runway. The airplane traveled down the slope covered with wet grass and impacted an elevated service road and culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage when the nose and right main landing gear collapsed.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN09CA259 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 20, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Hollister, Missouri
- Nearest airport
- Clark-Taney County Airport (PLK)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built CH-250
- N-number
- N931CE
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.