NONE · PIPER PA-28RT-201 · 2013-08-31 · Chesapeake, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13IA396
Event ID
20130904X05544
Type
Incident
Date
2013-08-31
Location
Chesapeake, VA, USA
Coordinates
36.780277, -76.44889
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28RT-201
Registration
N2091W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection and compliance with a Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive, which resulted in an undetected corroded and cracked stabilator turnbuckle and the subsequent failure of the turnbuckle and loss of elevator control during takeoff.