# Accident 19920601053679A: Airshp AIRSHIP600, Weeksville, NC, June 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Weeksville, NC
- Airport: Airship Industries
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2900° N, 76.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2900&lon=-76.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600LP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRSHP AIRSHIP600
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601053679A

## Narrative

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

PITCHED UP AND DOWN ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED AND COLLIDED WITH MOORING MAST.ELEVATORS HOOKED UP BACKWARDS ON MAINTENANCE

## 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 ATL92LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA122), Jun 1, 1992: Airship Industries Airship 600 (N600LP), Weeksville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES BY REPAIR FACILITY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, THE INSPECTOR'S INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW…

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.

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