- Date
- April 30, 1972
- Place
- Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6158URogers BR-1
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165878
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0169 72/4/30 ABILENE,TEX ROGERS BR-1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 290 TIME - 1530 N6158U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTTERFIELD TRAIL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABILENE,TEX ELMDALE ARPT,ABILENE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- ELEV CTL ROD SEPARATED. IMPROPER BOLT INSTALLED.FRONT RET SPRING DISCONNECTED,CAUSED NOSE UP COND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6158U
- Reported as
- Rogers BR-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Butterfield Trail
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