# NTSB Accident CHI92DEC04
> **TENNESSEE ENGINEERING & MANF Z-MAX** · 1992-09-13 · MANCHESTER, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI92DEC04
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15637
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-09-13
- **Location:** MANCHESTER, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.140125, -84.03054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TENNESSEE ENGINEERING & MANF
- **Model:** Z-MAX
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

AN INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM BY THE PILOT/BUILDER OF THE AIRPLANE, A PULLUP PERFORMED BY THE PILOT, AND A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE RUDDER FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM.

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