# NTSB Accident ERA15FA331
> **CORNELL W F/SAHAKIAN J A JR GILES 202 (G202)** · 2015-08-28 · Newburgh, NY, USA · FATL
## 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).

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