Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in gusty crosswinds.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported he was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane when on touchdown, the airplane’s right wing lifted and the pilot lost control. The airplane nosed over and impacted on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and upper rear fuselage near the bulkhead. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 36 with wind from 060o at 11 knots with gusts to 17 knots.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN21LA217 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 12, 2021
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Fulton, Missouri
- Nearest airport
- Elton Hensley Memorial (KFTT)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built DSA-1
- N-number
- N179VP
- 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.