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Aviation accident NYC98LA172

NONE · Ekstrom-Farrington TWINSTAR · 1998-08-25 · PADUCAH, KY, USA

Event

NTSB number
NYC98LA172
Event ID
20001211X10944
Type
Accident
Date
1998-08-25
Location
PADUCAH, KY, USA
Coordinates
37.070209, -88.630584

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
Ekstrom-Farrington
Model
TWINSTAR
Registration
N72DE
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

Failure of a through-bolt that attached the lateral control arms to the yoke assembly, due to unanticipated rotor brake forces through the flight control system.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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