20030930037509A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr PITTSSPECS2 · Union City, TN · September 30, 2003

Date
September 30, 2003 · 14:30 local
Place
Union City, TN
Airport
Everett Stewart Airport
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N39S
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL03LA151
Reported as
Amtr PITTSSPECS2
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total52 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot flying in local area at approximately 2500 MSL practicing steep turns when elevator pushrod broke causing him to lose control of aircraft and crashing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT FLYING IN LOCAL AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 MSL PRACTICING STEEP TURNS WHEN ELEVATOR PUSHROD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND CRASHING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.