- Date
- March 15, 1986, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mulberry, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N335RMMcfarland Quickie 2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860315006469A
- Case key
- 31488
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses reported that the acft was flying at a lower than normal altitude and at full throttle when something broke off the acft. The acft then rolled to the right, went almost straight up and spiraled down striking the ground inverted. Post crash examination of the acft revealed that the right aileron separated from the acft after the right wing failed aprx 6 inches outboard of the fuselage and folded upward causing the complete loss of control of the acft. Investigation revealed the wing was not properly repaired after it was damaged during a previous accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N335RM
- Reported as
- Mcfarland Quickie 2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2061
- Engine
- Revmaster 2100-D, 64 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert F. Mc Farland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- 55J · Fernandina Bch, FL
- Destination
- LAL · Lakeland, FL
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 395 total · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N335RM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.