# NTSB IAD74FIA16: Flug-Undfah DIA-18, N1111H, Latrobe, PA, May 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1974
- Place: Latrobe, PA · LATROBE, PA
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FIA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1251  74/5/13    LATROBE,PA          FLUG-UNDFAH DIA-18  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 789
        TIME - 1345                    N1111H              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OHIO                  FREDERICK,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- LWR RUDDER ATTACH BOLT DISENGAGED,RUDDER SEPARATED.OTR PARTS MISSING.FURTHER DMG ON FORCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1111H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1111H-2018-03-19), registration cancelled 2018-03-19, S/N 054, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLUG-UNDFAH DIA-18
- Registry model: [Flug & Fahrzeugwerke HBV DIAMANT 18](https://openairdocs.org/model/flug-fahrzeugwerke-hbv-diamant-18) (registry code 3550812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740513010459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740513010459A), May 13, 1974: Farzwk DIAMANT165, Latrobe, PA, Substantial damage. Lwr rudder attach bolt disengaged,rudder separated. Otr parts missing. Further dmg on forced ldg.

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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