What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 07/11/00, at 1600 MDT, a kinden/murphy amateur built aircraft N6317Y registered to rolland r. schreib experienced a rudder control cable failure during a water landing approximately 10 miles norhteast of Libby, Montana while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aicraft was substantially damaged. The flight instructor and private pilot were not injured. The flight originated from Libby, Montana (S59) about 1 1/2 hours prior to the accident. The control cable had been assenbled by the previous owner of the aircraft during the building project and appeared to be crimped correctly. All the existing control cables are going to be replaced during the rebuild of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 07/11/00, AT 1600 MDT, A KINDEN/MURPHY AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT N6317Y REGISTERED TO ROLLAND R. SCHREIB EXPERIENCED A RUDDER CONTROL CABLE FAILURE DURING A WATER LANDING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORHTEAST OF LIBBY, MONTANA WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AICRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LIBBY, MONTANA (S59) ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTROL CABLE HAD BEEN ASSENBLED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE BUILDING PROJECT AND APPEARED TO BE CRIMPED CORRECTLY. ALL THE EXISTING CONTROL CABLES ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED DURING THE REBUILD OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.