1 fatal · CORNELL W F/SAHAKIAN J A JR GILES 202 (G202) · 2015-08-28 · Newburgh, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA15FA331
Event ID
20150828X53921
Type
Accident
Date
2015-08-28
Location
Newburgh, NY, USA
Coordinates
41.50111, -74.107498
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CORNELL W F/SAHAKIAN J A JR
Model
GILES 202 (G202)
Registration
N18FJ
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Separation of the vertical and horizontal stabilizers from the fuselage due to a fracture that initiated at the bond between the left horizontal stabilizer and the flange that attached the horizontal stabilizer to the fuselage skin. The failure was likely caused by construction techniques that produced poor bond strength in a critical area and the high loads on the horizontal stabilizer from a single or multiple aerobatic maneuver(s).