Rotec Engineering RALLEY III N920RE

Summary

On 13 September 1990 at about 23:45 local time, a Rotec Engineering RALLEY III registered N920RE, operated by Winston F. Wade, was involved in an accident near Woodson, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 September 1990 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodson, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

34.5291, -92.2500

Aircraft

Rotec Engineering RALLEY III

Registration

N920RE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Winston F. Wade

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW90DPG15

2 people were seriously injured.

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL, HE NOTICED THAT THE ELEVATOR 'CONTINUED TO REQUIRE BACK PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT.' HE ELECTED TO MAKE A GENTLE TURN AND RETURN FOR LANDING WHEN HE 'FELT THE SNAP ON THE ELEVATOR CONTROL BREAKING.' CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. ON-SCENE EXAMINATION REVEALED NO ANOMALIES AND ALL DAMAGE WAS RELATED TO IMPACT FORCES. THE NON-RATED PILOT HAD NEVER RECEIVED FORMAL FLIGHT TRAINING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.