NONE · ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO K 7 · 2014-07-06 · Mocksville, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA14CA335
Event ID
20140710X52046
Type
Accident
Date
2014-07-06
Location
Mocksville, NC, USA
Coordinates
35.930538, -80.4001
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO
Model
K 7
Registration
N9156
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to install an additional cushion to elevate his passenger and his failure to insure the cushion would not interfere with the control stick movement resulting in limited movement of the elevator in flight and collision with a fence during an emergency off field landing.