# Accident 20100804042359A: Kirkpatrick BUZZARD 1 M, Lincoln, CA, August 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2010, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional/Karl Harder Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9139° N, 121.2939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9139&lon=-121.2939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84BS-2012-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kirkpatrick Mark S BUZZARD 1 MOTORGLIDE (registry code 05629WE, https://openairdocs.org/model/kirkpatrick-mark-s-buzzard-1-motorglide) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 447 (registry code 55576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KIRKPATRICK BUZZARD 1 M
- Reported engine: ROTAX 447
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100804042359A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A FIELD NEXT TO LHM AIRPORT. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE LT AILERON PUSH PULL TUBE BOLD FELL OUT. THE BOLT WAS FOUND IN THE LT WING BAY.

## 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 WPR10CA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA398), Aug 4, 2010: Kirkpatrick Buzzard (N84BS), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control due to the mechanical disconnection of an aileron pushrod from its bellcrank as a result of the mechanic's failure to properly secure the pushrod attach hardware. Also causal was…

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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