# Accident 20141026021149A: Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/L, Las Vegas, NV, October 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2014, 11:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0800° N, 115.1522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0800&lon=-115.1522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N763DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N763DT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugproduktions EA 300/L (registry code 70218DN, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugproduktions-ea-300-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5 (registry code 41792, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-l1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGPRODUKTIONS-UND EA 300/L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540-L1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141026021149A

## Narrative

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

ON 10-26-2014  AN EXTRA 300 AIRCRAFT, N763DT, CONDUCTING A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL WHILE RECOVERING FROM AN AEROBATIC SPIN MANEUVER.

EXAMINATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT RUDDER CABLE, PART NUMBER PC-00836, SEPARATED APPROXIMATELY MID-LENGTH RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL.

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT HND, HOWEVER ABORTED DUE TO A CROSSWIND. THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AIRPORT (LAS) DUE TO FAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 19R.  AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR.

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED. NEITHER PILOT NOR PASSENGER REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 WPR15LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA024), Oct 26, 2014: Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/L (N763DT), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the rudder cable due to tension overstress as a result of the cable’s strength being compromised by wear damage, which resulted in the flight instructor’s inability to maintain…

## Other reports on N763DT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250925019079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250925019079I), Sep 25, 2025: Extra Flugzeugproduktions EA 300/L (N763DT), North Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. 09/25/2025 Las Vegas, Nevada (kvgt), 1528 PDT. Extra Flugzeugproduktions ea 300/L, loss of directional control on landing rollout. 2 uninjured, minor damage.…

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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