# NTSB CHI76FEI39: M E Barker MB-1, N57A, Mansfield, OH, July 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1976
- Place: Mansfield, OH · MANSFIELD, OH
- Location: 40.7663° N, 82.5317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7663&lon=-82.5317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEI39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3002  76/7/29    MANSFIELD,OH        M E BARKER MB-1     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3500
        TIME - 1237                    N57A                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD LAHM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBY,OH                   MANSFIELD,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        REMARKS- ELEV HORN TO ELEV ATTACH RIVETS SHEARED.EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON RUDDER TRIM ATTACH RIVETS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57A-1976-09-21), registration cancelled 1976-09-21, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: M E BARKER MB-1
- Registry model: [Baker Marion E MB-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/baker-marion-e-mb-1) (registry code 056310Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mansfield Lahm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760729024239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729024239A), Jul 29, 1976: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Mansfield, OH, Destroyed. Elev horn to elev attach rivets sheared. Evidence of corrosion on rudder trim attach rivets.

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.

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