Piper PA 18-150 accident near Murphy, ID
On November 3, 2017, a Piper PA 18-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Murphy, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 3, 2017
- Place
- Murphy, ID
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 18-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.795°N, 116.776°W
- NTSB ID
- 20171103X42143
Official records · WPR18FA026
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 3, 2017, about 0900 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N4393Z, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Murphy, Idaho. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated under the provision of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, as a personal flight. According to a witness, this was a flight of two, that originally departed from Boise, Idaho, about 0730 with the intent of flying over the accident pilot's property to spot for elk. The airplanes flew around the pilot's property for about 1.5 hours, when they had to land due to the passenger getting airsick. Both airplanes landed and were on the ground for about 20 minutes before departing on the accident flight. The witness reported that he watched the accident airplane takeoff, establish a positive rate of climb, and when the airplane was about 150 ft above the ground, he saw the right wing drop with the pilot simultaneously keying the mike and saying "whoa." The airplane's nose continued to drop, and the airplane impacted the ground in a nose-low near vertical attitude. The passenger stated that during the takeoff climb, the airplane's nose "snapped" to the right and was pointed to the ground. He thought that the pilot had added power to fly out of the situation as the engine noise had gotten louder. After the airplane struck the ground, he passed out for a short time. The passenger did not recall hearing the pilot say anything during the takeoff or during the crash sequence. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONA review o
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 connections.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
