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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Murphy, ID · November 3, 2017

Date
November 3, 2017 · 09:00 local
Place
Murphy, ID
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4393Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR18FA026
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total

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What happened

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

Based on eye witness account of the pilot in second aircraft on the runway.

N4393Z with pilot and one passenger made a south easterly departure at about 0900 from a private unimproved field at the coordinates listed in this report. At approximately 150? AGL the pilot keyed the radio and transmitted ?whoa? While the aircraft concurrently maneuvered in what was described as a ?wing over? To the right and flew (unded power) into the terain. The aircraft impacted the ground almost vertically and the tail broke over the top and came to rest on the ground in an orientation pointing back towards the departure area. Pilot and passenger were removed from wreckage by eye witness and passenger was transported by haa to boise hospital. PIC was pronounced dead at the accident scene.

As the FAA filed it

BASED ON EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE PILOT IN SECOND AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY.

N4393Z WITH PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER MADE A SOUTH EASTERLY DEPARTURE AT ABOUT 0900 FROM A PRIVATE UNIMPROVED FIELD AT THE COORDINATES LISTED IN THIS REPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 150? AGL THE PILOT KEYED THE RADIO AND TRANSMITTED ?WHOA? WHILE THE AIRCRAFT CONCURRENTLY MANEUVERED IN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A ?WING OVER? TO THE RIGHT AND FLEW (UNDED POWER) INTO THE TERAIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ALMOST VERTICALLY AND THE TAIL BROKE OVER THE TOP AND CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND IN AN ORIENTATION POINTING BACK TOWARDS THE DEPARTURE AREA. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE REMOVED FROM WRECKAGE BY EYE WITNESS AND PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED BY HAA TO BOISE HOSPITAL. PIC WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4393Z · 1

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