SEA74DYA34

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Dubois, ID · May 21, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1974
Place
Dubois, ID · DUBOIS, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4618YPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740521012359A
Case key
126431

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1331  74/5/21    DUBOIS,ID           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 10833
        TIME - 0700                    N4618Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4732 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBOISE,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TAILWHEEL COLLAPSED WHILE LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD.JAMMED RUDDER.FERRY FLT,NO LOAD ABD.

Aircraft

Registration
N4618Y
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4618Y · 2

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