ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134693
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Date: | Tuesday 6 February 2001 |
Time: | 09:30 |
Type: | Sorrell SNS-2 GUPPY |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N6334F |
MSN: | 356 |
Total airframe hrs: | 91 hours |
Engine model: | Unknown |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Raymond, MS -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Raymond, MS (M16) |
Destination airport: | Raymond, MS (M16) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:According to the pilot, after takeoff the flight controls "felt unstable". Then he stated that, when he tried to turn, the airplane turned easy to the left. As the pilot maneuvered 300 feet above the trees, the airplane became uncontrollable. The pilot reported that the airplane entered a flat spin and collided with trees. An examination of the airplane revealed that the rudder horn bracket that connects to the rudder control cable, had broken at the weld. The builder manufactured the rudder horn bracket during the construction of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The failure of the rudder horn bracket, that resulted in the inflight loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL01LA031 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010208X00418&key=1 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
10-Dec-2017 10:31 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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