Piper PA 17 N4842H

Summary

On 8 July 2014 at about 19:40 local time, a Piper PA 17 registered N4842H, operated by Stephan Diedrich, was involved in an accident near Sand Point, 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.

Date

8 July 2014 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Sand Point, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Sandpoint (SZT)

Coordinates

48.2994, -116.5600

Aircraft

Piper PA 17

Registration

N4842H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Stephan Diedrich

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sand Point → Sand Point

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA288

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during taxi.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported while taxiing a tailwheel equipped airplane from the runway, the airplane began to turn left. The pilot applied opposite rudder however, the turn sharpened and he "aggressively" applied the right brake which resulted in a ground loop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing when the left main landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failure with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.