Sorrell SNS-2 GUPPY N6334F

Summary

On 6 February 2001 at about 15:30 local time, a Sorrell SNS-2 GUPPY registered N6334F was involved in an accident near Raymond, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 February 2001 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Raymond, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

32.2593, -90.4206

Aircraft

Sorrell SNS-2 GUPPY

Registration

N6334F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Raymond → Raymond

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL01LA031

1 person was seriously injured.

The failure of the rudder horn bracket, that resulted in the inflight loss of control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, after takeoff the flight controls "felt unstable". Then he stated that, when he tried to turn, the airplane turned easy to the left. As the pilot maneuvered 300 feet above the trees, the airplane became uncontrollable. The pilot reported that the airplane entered a flat spin and collided with trees. An examination of the airplane revealed that the rudder horn bracket that connects to the rudder control cable, had broken at the weld. The builder manufactured the rudder horn bracket during the construction of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.