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Aviation accident CEN13LA225
MINR · ATKINS ACRO-SPORT I · 2013-04-12 · Midland, LA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
CEN13LA225- Event ID
20130412X94025- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2013-04-12
- Location
- Midland, LA, USA
- Coordinates
- 30.150278, -92.483886
Injuries
- Highest injury
- MINR
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- ATKINS
- Model
- ACRO-SPORT I
- Registration
- N5897
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the left elevator torque tube due to poor quality welds by the manufacturer, which resulted in the loss of pitch control.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown