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Light Aero Inc (Ashley) AVID FLYER 1 N4919C

26 October 1984 · Allegan, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 October 1984 at about 21:40 local time, a Light Aero Inc (Ashley) AVID FLYER 1 registered N4919C was involved in an accident near Allegan, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Allegan, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Padgham (35D)
Coordinates
42.5206, -85.8409
Aircraft
Light Aero Inc (Ashley) AVID FLYER 1
Registration
N4919C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Allegan → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
CHI85LA029

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

PLT STATED HE NOTED A MOMENTARY FLUTTER IN THE RIGHT FLAPERON WHILE IN CRUISE AT 80 KTS. HE THEN HEARD A BANG AND LOOKING AT RIGHT WING, OBSERVED AT LEAST TWO OF THE OUTBOARD FLAPERON HINGE ATTACHMENTS HAD BROKEN. THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A 30-DEGREE RIGHT BANK AND DESCENDING TURN AT A DESCENT RATE OF 700-800 FPM. WHILE MANUVERING TO AVOID OBSTACLES BY USE OF LEFT RUDDER IN A FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT, PLT PULLED THE NOSE UP TO CLEAR A FENCE, THE ACFT STALLED AND MUSHED INTO A FLD NOSING OVER UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR. REASON FLAPERON HINGE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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