- Date
- May 25, 1991, 09:52 local (13:52 UTC)
- Place
- Ossipee, NH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6342NChampion 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910525021809A
- Case key
- 36931
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Probable cause
An inadequate annual inspection by the mechanic which resulted in the inflight failure of the elevator control cable.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was doing aerobatic maneuvers when the up elevator cable broke. He returned to the airport and set up for a landing using elevator trim. On final as he reduced power, he encountered a downdraft and was unable to prevent the airplane from hitting the ground nose first. Post crash examination by the FAA disclosed the airplane had received an annual inspection 12 hours prior to the accident. They FAA stated they believed the cables were worn beyond what could be expected from 12 hours of operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6342N
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 212
- Airframe hours
- 478
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard L. Pascoe
- Registered owner
- Richard L. Pascoe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 28, 1991 · 12 hours before
- Airport
- NONE · None, runway 33, 4,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 69
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- 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.
Other investigations on N6342N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.