Jones PECKERWOOD 1A1 N92506

Summary

On 22 June 1996 at about 13:22 local time, a Jones PECKERWOOD 1A1 registered N92506 was involved in an accident near La Porte, Texas, 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.

Date

22 June 1996 at 13:22

Classification

Accident

Location

La Porte, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.7497, -95.6195

Aircraft

Jones PECKERWOOD 1A1

Registration

N92506

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96FA268

1 person died.

improper installation and subsequent failure of the elevator control cable clamps which led to the pilot's restricted pitch control and resultant stall/spin.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A video tape showed the unique experimental airplane flying downwind during its initial test flight with the nose oscillating up and down along the longitudinal axis. As the aircraft turned onto the base leg, the pitch oscillations continued. While turning to final, the nose pitched up and the airplane spun to the left until ground impact. Examination of the flight control system revealed that the elevator control cables were not installed properly at their terminal end splices, allowing the cable to slip and restrict pilot control inputs in the pitch axis.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.