FTW70FPJ26

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 690 · Bethany, OK · June 26, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1970
Place
Bethany, OK · BETHANY, OK
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Emergency descent
Aircraft
N9202NAero Comdr 690
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121419

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4310  70/6/26    BETHANY,OKLA        AERO COMDR 690      CR-  0  1  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1527                    N9202N              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      39, 9731 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILEY POST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORMAN,OKLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NEW DESIGN RUDDER,NON-PROD DESIGN TAB,ARM.ENCNTRD SUSTAINED FLUTTER AT 243K.EMPENNAGE SEPD.

Aircraft

Registration
N9202N
Reported as
Aero Comdr 690
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wiley Post

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.