1 fatal · PIPER PA 12 · 2017-04-08 · Sanford, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA17FA148
Event ID
20170408X41518
Type
Accident
Date
2017-04-08
Location
Sanford, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.77, -81.218887
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA 12
Registration
N3280M
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The incorrect rigging of the elevator control cables, which resulted in a reversal of elevator control inputs applied by the pilot during the takeoff, an excessive nose-high pitch, and subsequent aerodynamic stall after takeoff. Also causal was the inadequate postmaintenance inspection and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and before takeoff check, which failed to detect the misrigging.