# Accident 19960914028389A: Mudry CAP10B, Spokane, WA, September 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Fairchild Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6106° N, 117.6499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6106&lon=-117.6499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25AK-1997-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avions Mudry ET Cie CAP 10B (registry code 0950102, https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-mudry-et-cie-cap-10b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUDRY CAP10B
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360B2F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960914028389A

## Narrative

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

AFTER PULLUP FROM A HAMMERHEAD STALL PILOT REPORTED LOCKED AILERON. CRASHED. MISROUTED WIRE BUNDLES JAMMED AILERONS

## 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 SEA96FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA214), Sep 14, 1996: Mudry CAP 10B (N25AK), Fairchild Afb, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: loss of control due to a jammed aileron pushpull tube, due to improper installation/routing of electrical wire bundles through the right aileron bellcrank mechanism by unknown person(s).

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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