N3993P – JONES PETER M BOEING/JONES 75 – 2012-07-07 NTSB Accident Report

On July 07, 2012, a Jones Peter M BOEING/JONES 75 (N3993P) was involved in an accident near Bayport, NY. The accident resulted in 2 minor injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: The airplane’s encounter with a wind shift to a tailwind during takeoff, which resulted in the pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff and the airplane’s subsequent runway overrun.

The pilot reported he conducted 6 previous uneventful flights utilizing both runway 18 and 36 for takeoff due variable winds. He elected to depart from runway 18 on the accident flight because the windsock indicated a primarily southwesterly wind. The pilot stated that the takeoff roll was normal; however, shortly after liftoff the airplane encountered a tailwind which resulted in a degradation of performance. The airplane began to sink and lose airspeed, and the pilot elected to abort the takeoff. The airplane touched back down onto the runway, and subsequently nosed-over, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot, pilot-rated passenger and several witnesses reported a wind shift around the time of the accident.

This accident is documented in NTSB report ERA12CA434. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N3993P.