Smithwick/Treidel TUKAN N7513W
30 May 2010 · Prairie, Idaho, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 May 2010 at about 14:39 local time, a Smithwick/Treidel TUKAN registered N7513W, operated by Chezem Daniel R, was involved in an accident near Prairie, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously 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 14:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prairie, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smith Prairie (2U0)
- Coordinates
- 43.4994, -115.5444
- Aircraft
- Smithwick/Treidel TUKAN
- Registration
- N7513W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chezem Daniel R
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Prairie → Prairie
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10LA274
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control of the weight-shift-controlled airplane during takeoff for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to witness accounts, the unlicensed pilot of the experimental weight-shift-controlled airplane was performing practice takeoffs and landings. During the last departure the airplane banked to the left and collided with trees. Global Positioning System (GPS) flight track data recovered from a handheld GPS device within the airplane (which did not include altitude information) indicated that this turn was flown at a rate and groundspeed comparable to the prior turns performed during the flight. The data further revealed that a few seconds after the final turn the airplane made an abrupt course reversal back to the runway; however, this sudden change of heading was more than likely a GPS anomaly. The pilot did not provide either a written or verbal statement to the NTSB and did not respond to multiple requests to make the airplane or engine available for examination.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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