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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Vandalia, OH · June 6, 1982

Date
June 6, 1982 · 11:30 local
Place
Vandalia, OH
Airport
Daytona International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7254Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FA211
Reported as
Piper PA30
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,304 total350 in this make and model153 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.

Violent buffeting which occurred in horizonal stabilizer caused permanent bending in structure. Torque tube defect.

As the FAA filed it

VIOLENT BUFFETING WHICH OCCURRED IN HORIZONAL STABILIZER CAUSED PERMANENT BENDING IN STRUCTURE. TORQUE TUBE DEFECT.

NTSB investigation

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