ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293319
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 2005 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: | Piper PA-16 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5942H |
| MSN: | 16-564 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Park City, Montana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kellog, ID (S83) |
| Laurel, MT (6S8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After measuring the north-south gravel road's width as being 36 feet, and noting that her airplane's wingspan was 30 feet, the pilot elected to takeoff south on the crowned, downhill road with telephone wires bordering it on the east. Staying to the right during the takeoff roll on the loose gravel, the pilot got off into a bordering ditch, then into the adjoining wheat field before ground looping across the road and impacting a fence. The outboard left wing, left forward wing lift strut, left landing gear, and propeller were damaged.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane on the takeoff roll. Factors contributing to the accident included the loose gravel, ditch, and the fence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA05CA148
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 2002 | N5942H | Private | 0 | Umpqua, Oregon | |
sub |
| 17 March 2013 | N5942H | Private | 0 | Big Lake, Alaska | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 18:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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