Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with runway lights.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that, during takeoff, he added power, and the biplane veered left, which he was unable to "check." The biplane veered off the runway to the left and impacted precision approach path indicator lights, spun 180°, and came to rest in grass adjacent to the runway. The biplane sustained substantial damage to the lower right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the biplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA19CA560 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 23, 2019
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Rose Hill, Kansas
- Nearest airport
- Cook Airfield (K50)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Nieuport 11
- N-number
- N1398
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1988
- 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.