| Crash location | 45.942500°N, 116.123334°W |
| Nearest city | Grangeville, ID
45.926552°N, 116.122365°W 1.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N25353 |
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| Accident date | 28 May 2009 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-38-112 |
| Additional details: | None |
The student pilot landed the airplane and exited the runway at a taxiway. As he taxied the airplane to a fueling facility he inadvertently turned onto a roadway designated for automobile traffic. A short time later he became distracted by an automobile, and the left wing struck a sign post. The airplane then departed the roadway and came to rest in a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing during the accident sequence.
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi.