De Havilland 2 N1434Z

Summary

On 9 May 1982 at about 23:05 local time, a De Havilland 2 registered N1434Z, operated by Ralph A. Hatley, was involved in an accident near 15N of Medford, Oregon, United States. 10 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 May 1982 at 23:05

Classification

Accident

Location

15N of Medford, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Beagle Sky Ranch (OR96)

Coordinates

42.2794, -122.9005

Aircraft

De Havilland 2

Registration

N1434Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ralph A. Hatley

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

15N of Medford → 15N of Medford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA82DA068

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STARTED A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 15 WITH 9 PARACHUTISTS ON BOARD. THE RUNWAY WAS UNIDIRECTIONAL REQUIRING TAKEOFFS ON RUNWAY 15 WHICH SLOPED DOWNHILL. AFTER BEGINNING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULITY IN MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND INITIATED ABORT PROCEDURES. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT IN SPITE OF THE USE OF HARD LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKING ACTION. AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED, IT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK 3 FENCE POSTS, AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED STINSON, N368C. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PARACHUTIST OCCUPYING THE COPILOT'S SEAT STATED THAT HE HAD PLACED HIS FEET BEHIND THE RUDDER PEDALS SHORTLY BEFORE TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.