ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295157
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 September 2003 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: | Sheppard S-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N39S |
| MSN: | GS-2 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1184 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming OV-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Obion, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Obion, TN |
| Obion, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, while practicing steep turns at 2500 feet, elevator control was lost. The airplane began an uncontrolled descent, and collided with the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed that the elevator control pushrod was broken. Review of the maintenance records revealed that the 1977 Sheppard S-2 airplane had accumulated a total of 1184 total airframe hours. No record of the time in service was recovered for the failed component. Efforts to obtain information from the pilot was not successful.
Probable Cause: The failure of the elevator control pushrod, that resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03LA151
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 18:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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