# NTSB Accident WPR17LA102
> **Piper PA 18A** · 2017-05-08 · COEUR D'ALENE, ID, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17LA102
- **Event ID:** 20170508X05228
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-05-08
- **Location:** COEUR D'ALENE, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.774444, -116.819442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA 18A
- **Registration:** N245KW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of yaw control due to an inadequately compressed rudder swage, which resulted from inadequate maintenance and led to the separation of the forward right rudder cable.

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