- Date
- May 6, 1984, 14:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Shirley, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4410ZPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840506015729A
- Case key
- 35338
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Analysis
While climbing with a glider in tow, the tow acft pitched nose up. The glider & tow plts released the tow rope & the glider plt landed safely. The tow acft maintained a nose high attitude, stalled, then entered an uncontrolled descent & crashed. An investigation revealed that the lower elevator control cable was not attached to the control horn. The attach bolt was located with only its tip in the hole of the lower control horn. The associated nut & cotter pin were not found. The acft log showed that an annual inspection was performed about 30 flt hrs prior to the accident. At that time, the controls were lubricated & checked & the airframe was re-covered with fabric. The plt's last biennial flt review was on 2/7/82.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4410Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8743
- Airframe hours
- 3,516
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Long Island Soaring Assn. Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 16, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- 1N1
- Airport
- 1N1 · Brookhaven, runway 15, 4,325 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 325 total · 14 in this make and model · 13 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ISP, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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