ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41227
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| Date: | Thursday 5 August 1993 |
| Time: | 09:10 LT |
| Type: | Rand Robinson KR-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Eugene Darst |
| Registration: | N585D |
| MSN: | 5444 |
| Engine model: | Volkswagen 1834CC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oregon, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rockford, IL (KRFD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPLANE'S DEPARTURE AIRPORT, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE MAKING THREE ERRATIC EXCURSIONS IN THE VERTICAL. EACH ENDED IN A STALL AND FALL OFF, THE LAST TO GROUND COLLISION. PIECES OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE WERE SENT TO THE NTSB METALLURGICAL LABORATORY FOR EXAMINATION. THE LAB FOUND A PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THE CABLE IN THE AREA OF THE PULLEY ASSEMBLY WHICH RESULTED IN THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE SYSTEM.
Probable Cause: the partial separation of the elevator control cable.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93DEE04
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 11:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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