1ST Ftr Gp FOCKE-WULF 190 N25074
8 June 1994 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 June 1994 at about 15:30 local time, a 1ST Ftr Gp FOCKE-WULF 190 registered N25074, operated by Peterson, Jeffrey G., was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.8102, -111.9390
- Aircraft
- 1ST Ftr Gp FOCKE-WULF 190
- Registration
- N25074
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Peterson, Jeffrey G.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA94LA142
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER BALANCING OF THE AILERONS RESULTING IN AILERON FLUTTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AT THE START OF AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER, THE WINGS WERE OBSERVED FLUTTERING JUST PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT WING. DURING THE POST CRASH INSPECTION, EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE AILERON FLUTTER. THE AILERONS WERE ALSO FOUND TO BE OUT OF BALANCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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