# NTSB Accident CHI07LA273
> **Terpstra Exec 162F** · 2007-08-18 · Winamac, IN, USA · FATL
## 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.

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