# Accident 19940404000239A: Amtr THUNDER GULL, Clarksburg, WV, April 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1994, 10:40 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2792° N, 80.3301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2792&lon=-80.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73ST-1994-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Talago Stanley THUNDERGULL JT2 (registry code 05618ME, https://openairdocs.org/model/talago-stanley-thundergull-jt2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THUNDER GULL
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 392 total, 4 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940404000239A

## Narrative

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

ON LIFTOFF UNCONTROLLED RIGHT TURN. IMPACTED NOSE FIRST. BOLT CONNECTING AILERON RODS CAME OUT. BOGAS BOLT USED.

## 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 BFO94LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA060), Apr 4, 1994: Talago Thundergull JT2 (N73ST), Clarksburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The builder's inadequate maintenance adjustment which resulted in the aileron control assembly becoming disconnected.

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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