Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC87LA029

SELKIRK, NY, USA

Aircraft #1

N6552R

BEECH 19

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.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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