# Accident 19920918037519A: Amtrbr HP14, Avenal, CA, September 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1992, 16:15 local time
- Place: Avenal, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8906° N, 120.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8906&lon=-120.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704B-1993-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sparks-Schreder HP-14 (registry code 056035X, https://openairdocs.org/model/sparks-schreder-hp-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBR HP14
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,221 total, 10 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA393) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920918037519A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SOARING. RUDDERVATOR CONTROL CABLE PULLED OUT OF CLEVIS FORK. GLIDER OUT OF CONTROL,SPIRALED TO GROUND IMPACT

## 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 LAX92LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA393), Sep 18, 1992: Sparks-Schreder HP-140V (N704B), Avenal, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF PITCH AND YAW CONTROL DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF THE RUDDERVATOR CONTROL CABLE FROM ITS CLEVIS FORK DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION.

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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