# NTSB Accident WPR17FA128
> **PRESCOT E. WILKIE RV-3** · 2017-06-17 · Payette, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17FA128
- **Event ID:** 20170617X53052
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-06-17
- **Location:** Payette, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.102779, -116.896942
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PRESCOT E. WILKIE
- **Model:** RV-3
- **Registration:** N177TT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight failure of the left wing due to the owner's use of improper hardware and his improper assembly of the airplane, which reduced the strength of the left wing and resulted in its subsequent failure following a sharp pullup maneuver.

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