# NTSB SEA7KDYA40: Piper PA-12, N4018H, Homedale, ID, May 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1975
- Place: Homedale, ID · HOMEDALE, ID
- Location: 43.6137° N, 116.9375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homedale, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6137&lon=-116.9375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA7KDYA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA7KDYA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2152  75/5/11    HOMEDALE,ID         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N4018H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMEDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    HOMEDALE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           64                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD GO ARND WITH CARB HEAT ON. GUSTING TO 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4018H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4018H-2018-10-23), registration cancelled 2018-10-23, S/N 12-3446, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Homedale

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750511011559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511011559A), May 11, 1975: Piper PA12, Homedale, ID, Substantial damage. Attmptd go arnd with carb heat on. Gusting to 20K.

## Other investigations on N4018H (2)

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 ANC17LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA033), Jun 17, 2017: Piper PA 12 (N4018H), Skwentna, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the external load, which resulted in the load shifting during flight, interference with the water rudder cable, and a subsequent loss of control
- [NTSB SEA77DYA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA23), Jun 4, 1977: Piper PA-12 (N4018H), Marsing, ID, substantial damage

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.

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