- Date
- May 6, 1981
- Place
- Ft.Pierce, FL · FT.PIERCE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5117YRobertson T210N
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810506023009A
- Case key
- 125754
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1644 81/5/6 FT.PIERCE,FL ROBERTSON T210N CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1406 N5117Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 39, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST LUCIE CO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT.PIERCE,FL OPALOCKA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- PLT RPRTD UNDUE ROLL TENDENCY SINCE STOL KIT INSTLD.L AILERON DWN CABLE FND OFF PULLEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5117Y
- Reported as
- Robertson T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- St Lucie Co Intl
N5117YRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Cessna T210NAirframe modelCessna T210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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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.