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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Witts P / Church L WORLOCH · Greeley, CO · May 6, 1993

Date
May 6, 1993 · 17:50 local
Place
Greeley, CO
Airport
Greeley-Weld County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3201K
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN93FA054
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
124 total3 in this make and model20 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.

Modification caused control loss. Stabilizer loose at leading edge. Caused flutter and loss of control pitch axis.

As the FAA filed it

MODIFICATION CAUSED CONTROL LOSS. STABILIZER LOOSE AT LEADING EDGE. CAUSED FLUTTER AND LOSS OF CONTROL PITCH AXIS.

NTSB investigation

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