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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Rome, GA · November 20, 1980

Date
November 20, 1980 · 16:15 local
Place
Rome, GA
Airport
Richard B Russell
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N44RK
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81IA017
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
578 total99 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Zg severe vibration on descent. Found bolt attaching trim tab actuator rod to trim tab missing.

As the FAA filed it

ZG SEVERE VIBRATION ON DESCENT. FOUND BOLT ATTACHING TRIM TAB ACTUATOR ROD TO TRIM TAB MISSING.

NTSB investigation

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