ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37978
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| Date: | Saturday 18 September 1982 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: | Flitecraft SENIOR AERO |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N119P |
| MSN: | JCK1 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Footville, WI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brodhead, WI (C) |
| Brodhead, WI (C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT FOR THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT. ONE WITNESS STATED HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT (AT ABOUT 2000 FT AGL) ENTER A NOSE HIGH (STRAIGHT UP) ATTITUDE FOLLOWED BY A NOSE LOW (STRAIGHT DOWN) ATTITUDE. A SPIN THEN DEVELOPED. TWO OTHER WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT RECOVER FROM THE SPIN. THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING RECOVERY AND THE PLANE CRASHED. EVIDENCE OF DRY ROT WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT WING SPARS. A CO-OWNER REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REBUILT IN 1976, BUT THE SPARS WERE NOT REBUILT. AN ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON 7/20/82. THE WING SPARS WERE EXAMINED AND JUDGED TO BE IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION. REPORTEDLY, ALL OF THE SPAR AREA WAS NOT EXAMINED DUE TO ACCESSABILITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CERTIFIED FOR AEROBATICS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04419
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] |
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