Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA86FA097

MULBERRY, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N335RM

MCFARLAND QUICKIE 2

Analysis

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS FLYING AT A LOWER THAN NORMAL ALTITUDE AND AT FULL THROTTLE WHEN SOMETHING BROKE OFF THE ACFT. THE ACFT THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, WENT ALMOST STRAIGHT UP AND SPIRALED DOWN STRIKING THE GROUND INVERTED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT AILERON SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT AFTER THE RIGHT WING FAILED APRX 6 INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE FUSELAGE AND FOLDED UPWARD CAUSING THE COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE ACFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE WING WAS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED AFTER IT WAS DAMAGED DURING A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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