Rogers BR-1 N6158U
30 April 1972 · Abilene, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 April 1972 at about 15:30 local time, a Rogers BR-1 registered N6158U was involved in an accident during in flight near Abilene, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Abilene, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Butterfield Trail
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rogers BR-1
- Registration
- N6158U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Elmdale Arpt, Abilene
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0169
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
ELEV CTL ROD SEPARATED. IMPROPER BOLT INSTALLED.FRONT RET SPRING DISCONNECTED, CAUSED NOSE UP COND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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