| Crash location | 40.617223°N, 96.921389°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Crete, NE
40.449162°N, 101.855177°W 259.3 miles away |
| Tail number | N21KP |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 09 May 2009 |
| Aircraft type | Jihlavan KP |
| Additional details: | None |
According to the pilot, he was departing runway 35. Immediately after rotation, the airplane turned to the left and he was unable to maintain runway heading or alignment with the application of corrective control inputs. The airplane impacted terrain adjacent to the runway in a left wing low configuration and rotated to the right resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot and passenger were not injured. An examination of the airplane revealed that the right wing was wrinkled, the right horizontal stabilizer separated, and the firewall was pushed up and aft. An inspection of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded safe operation of the airplane.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.