Piper PA-18-150 N6741L
31 July 1999 · Big Creek, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1999 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N6741L was involved in an accident near Big Creek, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Creek, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Big Creek (U60)
- Coordinates
- 45.0692, -115.9704
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N6741L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Caldwell
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA99LA132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's improper remedial action (continued takeoff). Contributing factors were the tree and control interference (inadvertent brake activation) by the passenger..
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot-in-command reported that he 'did not warn [the rear seat passenger] about hitting the brake pedals under [his] seat.' He then initiated the takeoff roll reporting that 'the airplane pitched to the left greater than ever before.' Rather than terminating the takeoff, he corrected with right rudder and right brake. As the airplane returned to the center of the runway and 'as [he] continued to apply power [he] released the drag on the right brake. As [he] released the brake the airplane pitched hard to the left towards some small trees.' Rather than impacting a tree head on he 'added hard left rudder as the airplane started to ground loop.' The aircraft impacted the tree on the right side and came to a stop. Post-crash examination of the aircraft's left wheel and brake assembly revealed no mechanical malfunction. The pilot-in-command reported that he believed that his 'passenger may have been resting a foot against the left brake pedal without knowing it.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1999 | Piper PA-18 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | James T. Ables | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1999 | Piper PA-18-L21B | Vincennes, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1999 | Piper PA-18-150 | Hyannis, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-18-150 | Lamar, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Piper PA-18 | Ekwok, Alaska, United States | Fred C. Noden JR. | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1999 | Piper PA-18-150 | Salem, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1999 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Shelley, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 1999 | Kaman K-1200 | Emida, Idaho, United States | Mountain West Helicopters, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-31-350 | Garden Valley, Idaho, United States | Salmon Air, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1999 | Gentry SERIES 5 VIXEN | Naples, Idaho, United States | Daniel Byler | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Mar 1999 | Piper PA-28-140 | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | Dean R. Hathaway | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1999 | Stinson 108-2 | Burley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |