# Accident 20130414005809A: Needham G Ronald STODDARD-HAMILTON TD, Bloomington, IN, April 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2013, 16:45 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1461° N, 86.6167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1461&lon=-86.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95RL-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Needham G Ronald STODDARD-HAMILTON TD (registry code 05655VB, https://openairdocs.org/model/needham-g-ronald-stoddard-hamilton-td) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEEDHAM G RONALD STODDARD-HAMILTON TD
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 69 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130414005809A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 14, 2013, AT 1645 EDT, A STODDARD-HAMILTON TD REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA AIRPORT, (KBMG).  THE PILOT INDICATED THAT WHILE APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER  ON TAKEOFF, HE HEARD A SNAP NOISE AND SUBSEQENTLY LOST RIGHT RUDDER CONTROL. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN13LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA231), Apr 14, 2013: Needham Stoddard-Hamilton TD (N95RL), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of a rudder control cable connector and its subsequent separation from the bellcrank, which resulted in the loss of directional control during takeoff.

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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