- Date
- August 20, 1982, 19:30 local (Aug 21, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Yakima, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4170CMaule BEE DEE M-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820820042509A
- Case key
- 73102
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Analysis
The pilot reported that just as he became airborne, an uncontrollable left roll developed. The left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled. An investigation revealed that the aileron balance and control cables were reversed to the aileron horns during recent rebuilding of the aircraft.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4170C
- Reported as
- Maule BEE DEE M-4 (BEE DEE M-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11
- Airframe hours
- 883
- Engine
- Continental O-300A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas R. Rogers
- Registered owner
- Thomas R. Rogers
- Departed
- YKM · Yakima, WA
- Destination
- YKM · Yakima, WA
- Airport
- YKM · Yakima Air Terminal, runway 27, 7,603 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 745 total · 308 in this make and model · 678 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 180 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YKM
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 N4170C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.