- Date
- May 11, 1969
- Place
- Adel, IA · ADEL, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5710HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1161 69/5/11 ADEL,IOWA PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1026 TIME - 1940 N5710H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUSBAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- CABIN HEATER BOX CAME LOOSE.JAMMED RUDDER PEDAL,RESTRICTING TURNS TO RT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5710H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Husband
N5710HRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2013 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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