# NTSB Accident CHI93DEM01
> **AMATO CORBEN JR. ACE** · 1993-06-03 · TRAVERSE CITY, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI93DEM01
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12547
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-06-03
- **Location:** TRAVERSE CITY, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.759601, -85.699234
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMATO
- **Model:** CORBEN JR. ACE
- **Registration:** N17BA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate lubrication of the tailwheel  bearings and inadequate preflight by  the pilot/owner which resulted in a seized tailwheel.

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