Newberg PL-4A N44PN
12 September 1997 · Placerville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 1997 at about 20:00 local time, a Newberg PL-4A registered N44PN, operated by John Scribner, was involved in an accident near Placerville, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Placerville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Placerville (PVF)
- Coordinates
- 38.7298, -120.8009
- Aircraft
- Newberg PL-4A
- Registration
- N44PN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Scribner
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Carlos → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA323
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the rollout phase of the landing sequence, which resulted in a gound swerve.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The experimental airplane ground looped while landing. The pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings and reported that, 'On my landing I got a bad bounce from my tail wheel and was too slow in reacting and it got away from me.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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