19731020032689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 415-D · Tunkhannock, PA · October 20, 1973

Date
October 20, 1973
Place
Tunkhannock, PA
Airport
Skyhaven
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2396H
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC74FHA14
Reported as
Univar 415D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total2 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rudder cables crossed unable to maintain directional control on takeoff struck wind tee.

As the FAA filed it

RUDDER CABLES CROSSED UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF STRUCK WIND TEE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.