No fatalities

Piper PA28R 180 accident at Bardstown, KY, 6 Jul 2020

Bardstown, KY, United States

On July 6, 2020, a Piper PA28R 180 operated by NexGen Aviation LLC. was involved in an aviation accident near Bardstown, KY. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The commercial pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and subsequent loss of lateral bank control during a soft field takeoff. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The commercial pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and subsequent loss of lateral bank control during a soft field takeoff.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

PilotCapability exceededLateral/bank control — Not attained/maintained