Acroduster TOO N4KJ
12 April 1978 · Roswell, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 April 1978 at about 08:30 local time, a Acroduster TOO registered N4KJ was involved in an accident during in flight near Roswell, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Roswell, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Acroduster TOO
- Registration
- N4KJ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2544
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ROD CAP BOLT CAME LOOSE DAMAGING CYLINDER.ENGINEIDLE FOR 2YRS, NOT PICKLED.ELEVATOR WELD BROKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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