Piper PA-22-150 N4143D

Summary

On 31 August 2008 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N4143D, operated by Dennis A. De Vivo, was involved in an accident near Dillon, Montana, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

31 August 2008 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Dillon Airport (DLN)

Coordinates

45.2589, -112.5542

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N4143D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dennis A. De Vivo

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dillon → Dillon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA287

Nobody was injured.

The pilot-certificated passenger's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the pilot's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that his pilot-certificated passenger was landing the tail-wheel airplane when he lost directional control during the landing roll. As the airplane was departing the runway, the pilot took over the flight controls in order to direct the airplane to the adjacent runway. The airplane impacted a gopher hole and nosed over. The engine firewall and vertical stabilizer were wrinkled, and three lift struts and both wing spars were bent.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.