- Date
- July 20, 1968
- Place
- Keller, TX · KELLER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3472RCessna Wren
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108730
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4892 68/7/20 KELLER,TEX CESSNA WREN CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5000 TIME - 1400 N3472R PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. 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: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- EXPERIMENTAL TEST FLT. AILERON FLUTTER CAUSED L WING TO FAIL,SEPARATE AT LOW ALT. CP BAILED OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3472R
- Reported as
- Cessna Wren
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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