Piper PA18 N6741L
17 September 2019 · New Meadows, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 September 2019 at about 22:45 local time, a Piper PA18 registered N6741L, operated by Mountain Aviation Corp, was involved in an accident near New Meadows, 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 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Meadows, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Meadows (1U4)
- Coordinates
- 44.9781, -116.2839
- Aircraft
- Piper PA18
- Registration
- N6741L
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mountain Aviation Corp
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McCall → McCall
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA584
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a gusting, right quartering headwind, which resulted in a noseover.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor reported that, during a touch-and-go takeoff from a grass strip with the pilot receiving instruction on the controls, the airplane veered left, and the tail lifted. The instructor applied right rudder, but the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 13 Oct 2019 | Piper PA18 | Moose Pass, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2019 | Stinson 108 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2019 | Air Tractor AT 400A | Parma, Idaho, United States | Oregon Trail Air Service Llc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Cessna 175 | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | Inceptus Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Lancair LANCAIR IV | Kooskia, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 May 2019 | Beechcraft 35 | Melba, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |