Piper PA 18 N1765P

Summary

On 8 August 2014 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA 18 registered N1765P, operated by Hendry Robert, was involved in an accident near Lysite, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 August 2014 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lysite, Wyoming, United States

Coordinates

43.3403, -107.6869

Aircraft

Piper PA 18

Registration

N1765P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1954

Engines

1

Operator

Hendry Robert

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lysite → Worland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA339

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to ensure the airplane was configured for takeoff.

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

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The pilot reported that he did not have the airplane configured properly for takeoff. During the takeoff roll from a field, he took his hand off the throttle to extend a notch of flaps. The throttle lever subsequently moved out and power was reduced. The pilot did not recognize the power reduction, or that the elevator trim was set to a nose down attitude before the airplane traveled off the runway, down an embankment, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the rudder. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.