- Date
- November 1, 1981
- Place
- Washington, NC · WASHINGTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N85RBBalzer DSK-1
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811101072749A
- Case key
- 123793
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2100 81/11/1 WASHINGTON,NC BALZER DSK-1 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1413 N85RB PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 54, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- R WING FNT SPAR FAILED AT ATCH BOLT HOLE.1/8 IN HOLE FND NR ATCH HOLE.CONTD TKOF ON HI SPD TAXI CK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85RB
- Reported as
- Balzer DSK-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Warren
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.