# NTSB Accident ATL97LA027
> **Beech 35** · 1996-11-27 · LAFAYETTE, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA027
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06996
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-27
- **Location:** LAFAYETTE, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.699676, -85.279685
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 35
- **Registration:** N4523V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of maintenance personnel to balance the ruddervator assemblies after they had been reskinned and painted, which resulted in flutter and subsequent damage to the empennage.

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