Amateur-built PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER accident near Boone, Iowa, April 23, 2000
On April 23, 2000 at about 9:00 pm local time, a amateur-built PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, registered N899TC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Boone, Iowa (Boone Municipal Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot not maintaining directional control. Factors were the gusts and the fence.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 23, 2000 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Boone, Iowa · Boone Municipal Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER PIETENPOL
- Registration
- N899TC · registry record · serial TIM-4
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with a fence during takeoff roll. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The pilot stated, 'Taxing to the end of the runway was uneventful and there was no indication that the wind was excessive. I performed my run-up checks, applied full power and began my takeoff roll. The tail came up normally and I continued the roll. All of a sudden I was hit by a huge gust that got under the right wing which nearly tipped the plane onto the left wing. I gained enough control to keep the airplane upright but my direction changed to where I was heading left toward the Army National Guard fence. The right wing hit the fence and the aircraft came to an abrupt stop.' The pilot further stated, 'Right wing tip 3 feet broken including front [and] rear spar when wing hit chain link fence.' A witness stated, 'Plane, on taxi for take-off on sod runway, was blown-off course by a strong gust. It rolled over 2 or 3 times into Nat Gd [National Guard] fence.' At 1605, the Boone Municipal Airport, Boone, Iowa, wind was 100 degrees at 19 knots gusts to 24 knots.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,000 hours in all; 65 in this make and model; 35 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 65 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 16, 1999; 65 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental A65-8F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BNW at 9:00 pm
- Destination: Y76 Des Moines IA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 2, 3,190 ft by 280 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 19 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 8,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:05 pm from BNW
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI00LA122.