# NTSB LAX79FUJ92: Pietenpol Aircam, N3586, Mesa, AZ, July 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1979
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ92
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ92

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2126   79/7/8  NR.MESA,AZ            PIETENPOL AIRCAM    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 498
        TIME - 1915                    N3586               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MESA,AZ                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- ELEV PUSH-PULL CONTROL BELL CRANK MOUNTING STEEL TUBE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3586](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3586-1981-12-28), registration cancelled 1981-12-28, S/N 1, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIETENPOL AIRCAM
- Registry model: [Nickerson-Pietenpol AIR CAMPER NFL](https://openairdocs.org/model/nickerson-pietenpol-air-camper-nfl) (registry code 70401RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Falcon

## 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 19790708026449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708026449A), Jul 8, 1979: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER, Mesa, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Elevator push-pull rod failed due to metal fatigue.

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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