ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365357
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 May 1991 |
| Time: | 11:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Seaplane Services, Inc. |
| Registration: | N7270G |
| MSN: | 17258970 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1371 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bunnell, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER TAKEOFF THE CFI & STUDENT REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PUSH THE CONTROL COLUMN. THE CFI REDUCED THE THROTTLE BUT THE ACFT STALLED, CRASHED IN A LAKE & CAME TO REST INVERTED. POST CRASH EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT A SCREWDRIVER WAS LOCATED NEAR THE CONTROL TEE. THE CONTROL TEE WAS FOUND TO BE SCRATCHED. A SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRED WHILE THE CFI WAS ABOARD THE ACFT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FLT BUT INSP BY A MECHANIC REVEALED NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE BINDING. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CAUSE BINDING OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO A FOREIGN OBJECT WHICH RESTRICTED THE MOVEMENT OF THE ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA91LA137
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 09:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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