# Accident 20120623012819A: Cox Vernon Lewis PA 18, June 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Airport: Solder Bar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0997° N, 114.8008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0997&lon=-114.8008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13VC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13VC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cox Vernon Lewis PA 18 (registry code 05617C0, https://openairdocs.org/model/cox-vernon-lewis-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COX VERNON LEWIS PA 18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,307 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120623012819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND STRUCK A ROCK, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR12LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA289), Jun 23, 2012: Cox PA 18 (N13VC), Soldier Bar, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and the airplane nosing over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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