# NTSB IAD7LFLJ09: Woods WT-17, N17WT, Holly Springs, NC, September 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1975
- Place: Holly Springs, NC · HOLLY SPRINGS, NC
- Location: 35.6520° N, 78.8432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holly Springs, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6520&lon=-78.8432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD7LFLJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD7LFLJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2267   75/9/5    HOLLY SPRINGS,NC    WOODS WT-17         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 5500
        TIME - 1715                    N17WT               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLY SPRINGS,NC            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- LEFT AILERON CAME OFF INFLIGHT.ALL THREE HINGES HAD BEEN TORN FM MAIN SPAR ATTACHMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17WT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17WT-1975-10-03), registration cancelled 1975-10-03, S/N WT-17-01 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WOODS WT-17
- Registry model: [Woods WT-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/woods-wt-17) (registry code 0565538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750905026549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750905026549A), Sep 5, 1975: Amtr 0565541, Holly Springs, NC, Destroyed. Left aileron came off inflight. All three hinges had been torn fm main spar attachment.

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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