Massegee REBEL 300 N469RR
17 September 1990 · El Reno, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 September 1990 at about 20:40 local time, a Massegee REBEL 300 registered N469RR, operated by Massegee, Richard B., was involved in an accident near El Reno, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Reno, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Reno Muni (F28)
- Coordinates
- 35.5394, -97.9597
- Aircraft
- Massegee REBEL 300
- Registration
- N469RR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Massegee, Richard B.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW90DPJ12
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD AT THE BELL CRANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING A PULLING AEROBATIC MANEUVER THE PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND USING ELEVATOR TRIM BUT FOUND CONTROL TO BE INADEQUATE FOR A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. AFTER CLIMBING TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE THE PILOT BAILED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH THEN DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL TO IMPACT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD FAILED AT THE BELL CRANK, WHICH ATTACHED THE ELEVATOR ROD TO THE CONTROL STICK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1990 | Piper PA28-140 | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 18 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1990 | Cessna 172M | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States | Proflight | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1990 | Cessna C172N | Marietta, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |