# Accident 19960824023789A: Grob G115C, Indiantown, FL, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Indiantown, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1896° N, 80.2407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1896&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234VW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234VW-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob GROB G115D (registry code 1660304, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-grob-g115d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G115C
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360B1F6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,211 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824023789A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAME APART IN AIR DURING AEROBATICS. ELEVATOR DEBONDED. CONTROL SURFACES FLUTTERED DUE IMPROPER BALANCING.

## 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 ATL96FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA123), Aug 24, 1996: Burkhart Grob G-115D (N234VW), Indiantown, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of maintenance personnel to rebalance the flight controls after the airplane had been repainted, which resulted in rudder flutter and in-flight breakup of the airplane.

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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