Piper L21 N753AT
21 June 2019 · Imnaha, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 2019 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper L21 registered N753AT, operated by L-Bird LLC, was involved in an accident near Imnaha, Oregon, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Imnaha, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lord Flat (OR9)
- Coordinates
- 45.6664, -116.6183
- Aircraft
- Piper L21
- Registration
- N753AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1954
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- L-Bird LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lucile → Imnaha
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA369
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taking off from a soft, rough field, which resulted in a ground-loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during takeoff from a soft field, the airplane veered left then began to bounce as it went over soft and rough ground. He tried to steer the airplane back toward the runway and abort the takeoff, but the airplane continued to bounce sideways, which resulted in a ground-loop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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