Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18-150 N91019

9 September 1997 · MacKay, Idaho, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 September 1997 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N91019, operated by Charles A. Rogler, was involved in an accident near MacKay, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
MacKay, Idaho, United States
Nearest airport
Pass Creek Ranch
Coordinates
43.9500, -113.8407
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150
Registration
N91019
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Charles A. Rogler
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA97LA211

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot misjudged the distance/altitude while on final approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while on short final for the short field landing, the airplane settled and struck a four foot high fence that runs perpendicular to the runway. The airplane landed hard just beyond the fence. The landing gear collapsed and the right wing tip dragged on the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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