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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Hailey, ID · June 12, 2007

Date
June 12, 2007 · 09:20 local
Place
Hailey, ID
Airport
Friedman Memorial
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4018Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA07CA153
Reported as
Piper PA18150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total35 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot lost control during take off from runway 13 at Hailey, Idaho airport. The aircraft ground looped at about 300 feet down the runway. The aircraft went up on a wing tip and as it swung around the tail wheel was ripped off. Damage occurred to the right wing and to the tail of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 13 AT HAILEY, IDAHO AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AT ABOUT 300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON A WING TIP AND AS IT SWUNG AROUND THE TAIL WHEEL WAS RIPPED OFF. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT WING AND TO THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.