Serious incident Beechcraft B19 N9718L, Friday 23 August 1985

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Date:	Friday 23 August 1985
Time:	08:30 LT
Type:	Beechcraft B19
Owner/operator:	Robert Schwulst
Registration:	N9718L
MSN:	MB511
Year of manufacture:	1971
Total airframe hrs:	3025 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320 SERIES
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	Van Nuys, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(KVNY)
Destination airport:	Bakersfield, CA (KBFL)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
AFTER DEPARTURE, AT ABOUT 800 FEET, THE RIGHT AIRLERON BECAME DISCONNECTED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, FLY A LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LAND SUCCESSFULLY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT INBOARD AILERON CONTROL PUSH ROD HAD SHEARED AT THE FORWARD END; THE BEARING HAD SEIZED. A LACK OF LUBRICATION WAS EVIDENT.

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