# NTSB Accident CHI03LA230
> **Murch Rotec Rally 3** · 2003-07-24 · Searcy, AR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA230
- **Event ID:** 20030729X01213
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-24
- **Location:** Searcy, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.239295, -91.730957
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Murch
- **Model:** Rotec Rally 3
- **Registration:** N317RE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The frayed rudder cable that failed during the turn to final.  A factor was the ditch the airplane encountered during the forced landing.

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