# Accident 19900917039589A: Massegee Richard V MASSEGEE REBEL, El Reno, OK, September 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1990, 15:40 local time
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Airport: El Reno Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5394° N, 97.9597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5394&lon=-97.9597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N469RR-1991-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Massegee Richard V MASSEGEE REBEL (registry code 05612PM, https://openairdocs.org/model/massegee-richard-v-massegee-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900917039589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOLT ATTACHING ELEVATOR ROD TO BELLCRANK BROKE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO LAND SAFELY. PILOT BAILED OUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW90DPJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPJ12), Sep 17, 1990: Massegee Rebel 300 (N469RR), El Reno, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD AT THE BELL CRANK.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.