Probable cause
The non-certificated pilot’s failure to configure the airplane for takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.
NTSB analysis
The non-certificated pilot reported that he forgot to adjust the airplane’s propeller control before takeoff from his private airstrip. During takeoff, the airplane overran the runway and impacted parked machinery on his personal property. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its fuselage.
The pilot did not make the airplane available for examination and did not cooperate with local and federal investigators; therefore, further information could not be obtained.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN24LA187 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 11, 2024
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Poole, Nebraska
- Nearest airport
- Pvt (pvt)
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Aviat A1
- N-number
- N122HU
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1998
- 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.