N343A

On July 20, 2011, a Mills GS-2 (N343A) was involved in an incident near Jamestown, ND. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.

The personal flight with two pilots aboard departed with no predetermined destination. The right seat pilot was the flying pilot. The left seat pilot was the nonflying pilot and also the airplane's owner. They overflew one airport and decided to go on to another airport where they would land. The right seat pilot overflew the destination airport in order to determine the wind direction. As he overflew the airport, he saw a flag by the terminal and a "limp" windsock, which was very hard to see and gave "poor" information. During the landing, the airplane ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to fuselage. A crosswind with gusting winds prevailed at the time of the accident.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN11CA521. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N343A.