1 fatal · Terpstra Exec 162F · 2007-08-18 · Winamac, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI07LA273
Event ID
20070820X01211
Type
Accident
Date
2007-08-18
Location
Winamac, IN, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Terpstra
Model
Exec 162F
Registration
N428JT
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The inadequate installation of the horizontal stabilizer bracket by the pilot, the fatigue fracture seperation of vertical stabilizer bracket during cruise flight, and the aircraft control not possible by the pilot.