McCan VELOX REV II N103MV

Summary

On 13 April 2000 at about 16:30 local time, a McCan VELOX REV II registered N103MV was involved in an accident near Mulberry, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 April 2000 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mulberry, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

McCan VELOX REV II

Registration

N103MV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00LA131

1 person had minor injuries.

The bending overstress separation of the elevator pitch control rod for undetermined reasons. This resulted in an in-flight loss of control, bail out, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing an aerobatic sequence in preparation for an airshow. After several maneuvers he experienced a loss of elevator control while inverted. He jettisoned the canopy and bailed out. Examination of the flight control system revealed a failure of the elevator pitch control rod. Further analysis of the pitch control rod revealed the rod had failed in bending overstress for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.