De Havilland DHC 1 N323WG

Summary

On 12 October 2017 at about 17:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC 1 registered N323WG, operated by Durashok LLC, was involved in an accident near Cedartown, Georgia, 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

12 October 2017 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedartown, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Polk County Airport- Cornelius (4A4)

Coordinates

34.0186, -85.1464

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC 1

Registration

N323WG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1951

Engines

1

Operator

Durashok LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cookeville → Cedartown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA011

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot in the experimental, tailwheel-equipped airplane, when the tailwheel touched down during the landing roll, the right wing lifted, and the airplane veered to the left. The airplane exited the left side of the runway and continued about 100 ft down sloping terrain where it came to rest upright. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane and noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. The pilot used a fire extinguisher from the airplane to spray the area of the smoke. However, the airplane continued smoking. The airplane was destroyed by a postcrash fire. The pilot reported that the wind was calm at the time of the accident. The METAR nearest to the accident airport reported the same. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.