Higgins ACRO-SPORT II N214JH
2 October 2004 · Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 October 2004 at about 18:40 local time, a Higgins ACRO-SPORT II registered N214JH was involved in an accident near Coeur d'Alene, 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 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.5914, -116.9003
- Aircraft
- Higgins ACRO-SPORT II
- Registration
- N214JH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cheney → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA05LA008
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The airplane's wood propeller separated from the airplane during cruise. A factor was the ditch that the airplane impacted during the landing roll subsequent to the forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that while in cruise flight, the wood propeller separated from the airplane. He performed a forced landing, and impacted a small ditch during the roll out. Subsequently, the landing gear separated from the airplane, and the main gear attachment points and the engine firewall were damaged/bent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2004 | Cessna A185F | White Bird, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Picabo, Idaho, United States | Bob Cullen | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2004 | Sheppard KITFOX IV | Rigby, Idaho, United States | Eldon B. Corry | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2004 | Cessna 172N | Rigby, Idaho, United States | Avcenter, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2004 | Cessna U206F | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 2004 | Mooney M20R | Hailey, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |