# NTSB Accident NYC98LA172
> **Ekstrom-Farrington TWINSTAR** · 1998-08-25 · PADUCAH, KY, USA · NONE
## 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.

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