Mosher AVID HEAVY HAULER N5139W

Summary

On 27 May 2004 at about 18:20 local time, a Mosher AVID HEAVY HAULER registered N5139W was involved in an accident near Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 May 2004 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Fitchburg Municipal Airport (FIT)

Coordinates

42.5539, -71.7583

Aircraft

Mosher AVID HEAVY HAULER

Registration

N5139W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fitchburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04LA133

2 people were seriously injured.

The malfunction of the elevator control system, resulting in a forced landing.

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

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During initial climbout, the pilot began to experience problems with the elevator control. He elected to return to the airport; however, he could not control the descent rate. As the airplane neared the ground, the pilot realized that he would not be able to land on the runway, and performed a forced landing to a field. After touching down in the field, the airplane impacted a fence, and subsequently caught fire. Examination of the wreckage, after it was moved to a recovery facility, revealed that the airplane sustained extensive impact and fire damage. It was noted that the flight control tube, which was inserted into the elevator control linkage tube, was "floating," and not secured. Due to damage to the airframe, it could not determined if the tubing was secured prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.