Piper PA 25-235 N6542Z

Summary

On 5 August 2016 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA 25-235 registered N6542Z was involved in an accident near Miller, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 August 2016 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Miller, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Kingsley Airfield (MO9)

Coordinates

37.2306, -93.9303

Aircraft

Piper PA 25-235

Registration

N6542Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1962

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miller → Miller

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16LA332

Nobody was injured.

The mechanic's improper installation of the left aileron swage fitting, which resulted in an inflight loss of control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot departed on the first test flight of the newly-restored airplane. Ten minutes after takeoff, the left aileron cable separated from the control stick. The pilot returned to the airport, but the airplane became harder to control as it slowed. The airplane's right wing contacted a corn field, and the airplane impacted terrain about 300 ft short of the runway. Postaccident examination found that the left aileron swage fitting was improperly secured, which resulted in the separation of the aileron cable. The control cable had been re-rigged during restoration.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.