NYC67A0044

NTSB accident investigation · Arquilla WBB · Frederick, MD · September 4, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 4, 1966
Place
Frederick, MD · FREDERICK, MD
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N88MArquilla WBB
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121458

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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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2-0770   66/9/4    FREDERICK MD        ARQUILLA WBB        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 5826
        TIME - 1720                    N88M                PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREDERCIK MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- FOLLOWING IN FLT SEPARATION LEFT AILERON,COUNTERWEIGHT STRUCK PILOT.L.WG,R AILERON ALSO SEP IN FLT

Aircraft

Registration
N88M
Reported as
Arquilla WBB
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fredercik Mun

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.