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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Irvine L164 · Durand, MI · September 11, 2006

Date
September 11, 2006 · 10:15 local
Place
Durand, MI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2627J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI06LA260
Reported as
Irvine L164
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,950 total2 in this make and model200 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) Aileron flutter due to misplacement of aileron mount bracket bolt holes. Flutter caused failure of right wing front and rear spars and damage to upper wing skins.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AILERON FLUTTER DUE TO MISPLACEMENT OF AILERON MOUNT BRACKET BOLT HOLES. FLUTTER CAUSED FAILURE OF RIGHT WING FRONT AND REAR SPARS AND DAMAGE TO UPPER WING SKINS.

NTSB investigation

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