Waco YKS 7 N17473

Summary

On 8 June 2018 at about 15:00 local time, a Waco YKS 7 registered N17473 was involved in an accident near Fairhope, Alabama, 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.

Date

8 June 2018 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairhope, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

H L Sonny Callahan (CQF)

Coordinates

30.4608, -87.8769

Aircraft

Waco YKS 7

Registration

N17473

Category

Airplane

Year built

1937

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairhope → Fairhope

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA332

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped biplane reported that, while landing with a "slight cross wind," the biplane ground looped to the right. The biplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the biplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system located at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was calm. The pilot landed on runway 19.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.