# NTSB NYC87LA029: Beech 19, N6552R, Selkirk, NY, November 1, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 1, 1986, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Selkirk, NY
- Coordinates: 42.530868, -73.799987 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5309&lon=-73.8000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30553/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA029

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing
  - flight control,aileron tab - separation (cause)
  - flight control,aileron attachment - movement restricted (cause)
  - maintenance,lubrication - inadequate, other maintenance personnel (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, descent - uncontrolled
  - spiral - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING WITHOUT LEFT AILERON CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT THEN WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SLOW SPIRAL TO THE GROUND. THE FAILED CONTROL ROD END BEARINGS SHOWED EVIDENCE DURING POST ACC INVEST THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN LUBRICATED FOR A LONG TIME. ONE CONTROL ROD P.N 169-524035-3 WAS FOUND SEPARATED AT THE P/N 169-3880082-3.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6552R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MB-733
- Airframe hours: 1750
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Aloysius L. Hofaker
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 29, 1986
- Departed: SO. ALBANY, NY
- Airport: 4B0, So. Albany, runway 19, 2,810 × 22 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 907 total, 170 in this make and model, 170 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19861101052719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861101052719A), Nov 1, 1986: Beech B19, South Bethlehem, NY, Destroyed. The pilot lost aileron control and the aircraft hit trees. Rod end bearings froze due to lack of lubrication.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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