# Accident 20060911026659A: Irvine L164, Durand, MI, September 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2006, 10:15 local time
- Place: Durand, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9110° N, 83.9810° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9110&lon=-83.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2627J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2627J-2008-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Endless Skies L164 (registry code 056197H, https://openairdocs.org/model/endless-skies-l164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: IRVINE L164
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,950 total, 2 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060911026659A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI06LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA260), Sep 11, 2006: Endless Skies L164 (N2627J), Durand, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The kit builder's improper installation of the aileron bracket leading to the aileron flutter during cruise that resulted in the wing spars' failure.

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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