# Accident 20171103021009A: Piper PA-18-150, Murphy, ID, November 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2017, 09:00 local time
- Place: Murphy, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7950° N, 116.7764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7950&lon=-116.7764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4393Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4393Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360 series (registry code 41499, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171103021009A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR18FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA026), Nov 3, 2017: Piper PA 18-150 (N4393Z), Murphy, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the left aileron control cable that resulted in a loss of aircraft control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance inspections to the aileron cable…

## Other reports on N4393Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960901025559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960901025559A), Sep 1, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N4393Z), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Premature takeoff on road. Stalled and mushed into brush.

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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