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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Griffin, GA · February 22, 1996

Date: February 22, 1996 · 16:00 local
Place: Griffin, GA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3134V
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL96LA132

N3134VRegistered now · Cessna R172KS/N R1722240 Airframe modelCessna R172K Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-16) This was the seventh occurrence within the year for v-tail bonanzas. We are investigating AD compliance for validity and possible improper rigging of this model Beech. This is a combined ntsb/faa effort. This was classified as an accident although the damage was discovered after a normal landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) THIS WAS THE SEVENTH OCCURRENCE WITHIN THE YEAR FOR V-TAIL BONANZAS. WE ARE INVESTIGATING AD COMPLIANCE FOR VALIDITY AND POSSIBLE IMPROPER RIGGING OF THIS MODEL BEECH. THIS IS A COMBINED NTSB/FAA EFFORT. THIS WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER A NORMAL LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL96LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGriffin, GAfailure of maintenance personnel to properly balance the ruddervator assemblies after they had been reskinned and painted, which resulted in flutter and subsequent damage to the empennage.Feb 22, 1996 · Substantial damage