SERS · PIPER PA-22-135 · 2013-10-04 · Selinsgrove, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA14LA015
Event ID
20131023X03444
Type
Accident
Date
2013-10-04
Location
Selinsgrove, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.820835, -76.863891
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-22-135
Registration
N170JH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The incorrect (reverse) rigging of the elevator cables by maintenance personnel and their subsequent failure to verify that the rigging was correct during postmaintenance checks and the pilot's inadequate preflight check.