SERS · Root Sherpa · 2007-09-18 · Scappoose, OR, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX07LA280
Event ID
20070927X01464
Type
Accident
Date
2007-09-18
Location
Scappoose, OR, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Root
Model
Sherpa
Registration
N1415B
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A loss of aircraft pitch control due to the fatigue failure of the fuselage tube structure at the flight control stick gimbal mechanism due to an incomplete weld penetration at the root of the weld.