MIA70F0091

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Eupora, MS · August 14, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1969
Place
Eupora, MS · EUPORA, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6252ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report September 15, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169844

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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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3-2326  69/8/14    EUPORA,MISS         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 10000
        TIME - 1645                    N6252Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUPORA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- FORWARD SECTION OF LINK ASSEMBLY ELEVATOR TRIM CONTROL P/N64772-00 BROKE THROUGH ATTACHMENT HOLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6252Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eupora

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