# Accident 19970414012859A: Cessna 210D, Huntsville, AL, April 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1997, 16:15 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Redstone Aaf Base
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6690° N, 86.5594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6690&lon=-86.5594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3761Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3761Y-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 1 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970414012859A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION ON DEPARTURE. REDUCED POWER. TAIL FLUTTER PROBLEM. RETURNED. TRIM TAB SPLIT. TORE LOOSE ELEVATOR. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKE OFF AT APPROX 130-140 MPH AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED VIOLENT HIGH SPEED VIBRATION, REDUCED POWER VIBRATION DECREASED.  RETURNED TO AIRPORT, LANDED NORMAL.  AIRCRAFT RIGHT ELEVATOR AND TRIM TAB WAS TORN INTO - ABOUT 1/2 WAY , DOWN ELEV, TRIM TAB WAS A FOAM FILLED TAB THAT HAD INTERNAL CORROSION - CAUSING LOSS OF TRIM TAB BRACKET AND ELEVATOR FLUTTER.

## 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 ATL97LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA059), Apr 14, 1997: Cessna 210D (N3761Y), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: corrosion and subsequent failure of the elevator trim tab, which resulted in vibration and failure of the elevator. Failure of maintenance personnel to comply with a service bulletin was a related…

## Other reports on N3761Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020614027379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020614027379I), Jun 14, 2002: Cessna 210D (N3761Y), Osage Beach, MO, Minor damage. (-23) During approach to landing the pilot placed the gear handle down and noted that the green gear down light illuminated. There was no gear warning horn as…

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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