Amateur-built BUSHBY MM1 accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, December 28, 1994
On December 28, 1994 at about 8:45 pm local time, a amateur-built BUSHBY MM1, registered N32VF, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri (Spirit Of St. Louis airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent total experience.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 28, 1994 · about 8:45 pm local time
- Place
- Chesterfield, Missouri · Spirit Of St. Louis · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built BUSHBY MM1
- Registration
- N32VF · no longer on the register · serial 907
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED, AFTER PERFORMING AN OPERATIONAL CHECK ON SOME RECENTLY INSTALLED AVIONIC EQUIPMENT, HE DECIDED TO LAND. WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT STATED, THE AIRPLANE TURNED 15 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. ALL ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FAILED. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. IN A STATEMENT MADE TO THE FAA, THE PILOT STATED, 'I LOST THE [AIRPLANE] ON THE RUNWAY.' THE PILOT HAS A TOTAL OF 51 HOURS IN THIS ACCIDENT MAKE/MODEL AIRPLANE, ALL OF WHICH WERE FLOWN EIGHT OR NINE YEARS AGO. HIS MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE CONSISTED OF TWO FLIGHTS, SEVEN MONTHS PRIOR, TOTALING 15 MINUTES IN NO WIND CONDITIONS. THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 360 DEGREES AT 8 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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 17,300 hours in all; 51 in this make and model; 17,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 5, 1994
- Maximum gross weight: 1,250 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-B1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SUS at 8:00 pm
- Destination: SUS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 26, 3,800 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:52 pm from SUS
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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