Parsons JN4-D JENNY REPLICA N5309

Summary

On 9 September 2006 at about 13:05 local time, a Parsons JN4-D JENNY REPLICA registered N5309 was involved in an accident near Crossville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 September 2006 at 13:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Crossville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Crossville Memorial Airport (CSV)

Coordinates

35.9517, -85.0850

Aircraft

Parsons JN4-D JENNY REPLICA

Registration

N5309

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Crossville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN06CA123

1 person was seriously injured.

A loss of control in flight due to a disconnected rudder control cable. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to control the roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot he was departing from runway 26. The pilot stated that at 50 to 60 feet above ground level, the bi-plane did not seem to perform as usual, "although the engine seemed to be putting out its normal amount of power." At this time the airplane "began a rapid roll to the left." The pilot countered the roll but was not able to roll back upright. He elected to perform a forced landing to the grass to the left of the runway environment. The airplane came to rest 15 feet off the runway surface, on its right side, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the airplane's systems, conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration, revealed the left rudder cable and spring had separated from the rudder control surface. It was not established if this separation took place during the impact or prior to the accident. An examination of the remaining airplane systems revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.