Accident Overview
A private pilot, who had recently purchased a tailwheel airplane, hired a flight instructor for a checkout. During the initial takeoff with the pilot at the flight controls, the airplane drifted to the right and departed the side of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane crossed back over the runway to the left and continued until it struck a hangar.
Pilot Actions
According to interviews, neither the pilot nor the flight instructor closed the throttle when the airplane first departed the runway to the right. The pilot did close the throttle after the airplane had crossed back over the runway to the left. The pilot reported that he did not believe he had used the brakes, and the flight instructor did have brakes installed on his side of the cockpit.
Aircraft and Conditions
The accident involved a tailwheel airplane. No further details about the aircraft type, registration, engine count, operator, location, date, time of day, weather, or ATC involvement were provided in the source. There is no mention of injuries, fatalities, or the extent of aircraft damage beyond the hangar strike.