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Aviation accident MIA01LA213

SERS · Avid Aircraft Mk-4 · 2001-08-09 · Salisbury, NC, USA

Event

NTSB number
MIA01LA213
Event ID
20010815X01689
Type
Accident
Date
2001-08-09
Location
Salisbury, NC, USA
Coordinates
35.659378, -80.48069

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
Avid Aircraft
Model
Mk-4
Registration
N567SM
FAR Part
091
Engines
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

, An aileron control system failure during climb due to an improper welded installation by the aircraft homebuilder, resulting in an inflight loss of lateral control, and an inflight collision with the terrain during an uncontrolled descent and landing.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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