- Date
- November 15, 1977
- Place
- Greensboro, AL · GREENSBORO, AL
- Injuries
- 7 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9971GCessna 441
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19771115041919A
- Case key
- 79578
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4003 77/11/15 NR.GREENSBORO,AL CESSNA 441 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1967 TIME - 1811 N9971G PX- 6 0 0 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,AL MOBILE,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COMPLETE IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9971G
- Reported as
- Cessna 441
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.