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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Jones Harrold C PECKERWOOD 1-A · La Porte, TX · June 22, 1996

Date: June 22, 1996 · 08:22 local
Place: La Porte, TX
Airport: La Porte Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N92506
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96FA268
Reported engine: Continental A758J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total1 in this make and model

N92506Registration cancelled Jan 21, 1997 · Jones Harrold C PECKERWOOD 1-AS/N 001 Airframe modelJones Harrold C PECKERWOOD 1-A

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What happened

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Lost control circling airport on first flight of homebuilt. Copper elevator cable clamps pulled loose, not secured. (-23) on 06/22/96, at approximately 08:30 CDT, the pilot and sole occupant was fatally injured when his amateur built aircraft crashed, approximately 1/8 mile nnw of laporte municipal airport (thi), laporte, Texas. Investigation disclosed the up elevator control cable had failed due to the improper installation of the swagged thimble eye, located at the elevator bell crank.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL CIRCLING AIRPORT ON FIRST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT. COPPER ELEVATOR CABLE CLAMPS PULLED LOOSE, NOT SECURED. (-23) ON 06/22/96, AT APPROXIMATELY 08:30 CDT, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HIS AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT CRASHED, APPROXIMATELY 1/8 MILE NNW OF LAPORTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (THI), LAPORTE, TEXAS. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE UP ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE HAD FAILED DUE TO THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE SWAGGED THIMBLE EYE, LOCATED AT THE ELEVATOR BELL CRANK.

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 FTW96FA268Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLa Porte, TXimproper installation and subsequent failure of the elevator control cable clamps which led to the pilot's restricted pitch control and resultant stall/spin.Jun 22, 1996 · Destroyed