Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a inadvertent ground loop. Contributing to the accident were variable winds that resulted in a landing tailwind, and rough terrain.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was landing his experimental tail wheel airplane in winds that were continually changing direction. Just prior to touchdown, the winds changed to a tailwind, and during the landing roll the pilot failed to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop. As the airplane departed the runway, it encountered rough terrain, and sustained structural damage to the right wing and the fuselage.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for SEA08CA153 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 19, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Mccall, Idaho
- Nearest airport
- Mccall Municipal Airport (KMYL)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built MH1
- N-number
- N234MH
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.