- Date
- September 28, 1980
- Place
- Marion, IN · MARION, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4933Pietenpol GN-1
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800928045769A
- Case key
- 128401
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2921 80/9/28 MARION,IN PIETENPOL GN-1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 700 TIME - 0905 N4933 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARION,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- ELEVATOR PUSH-PULL CTL ROD FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4933
- Reported as
- Pietenpol GN-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marion
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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