41.2171° N, 96.6178° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wahoo, NE, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 14, 1984 · 09:20 local
Place
Wahoo, NE
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5020X
Reported as
Ayres S2RRESTD
Reported engine
WRIGHT R13001B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total250 in this make and model60 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.
Lost directional control when tailwheel shock strut attachment fitting broke. Bolts attaching tailwheel sheared off
As the FAA filed it
LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN TAILWHEEL SHOCK STRUT ATTACHMENT FITTING BROKE. BOLTS ATTACHING TAILWHEEL SHEARED OFF