Piper PA-22-108 accident near Ava, MO
On April 16, 2007, a Piper PA-22-108 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ava, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 16, 2007
- Place
- Ava, MO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-108 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.838°N, 92.467°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070508X00523
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 16, 2007, at approximately 1600 central daylight time, a Piper PA-22-108 (Colt), N4712Z, owned and piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during impact with trees and terrain following a loss of control during cruise flight near Ava, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured and his passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight departed Gastons Airport (3M0), Lakeview, Arkansas, at an unknown time, and was en route to Mountain Grove Memorial Airport (1MO), Mountain Grove, Missouri. The passenger reported that during level cruise flight at 3,000 feet mean sea level the airplane inexplicably began a shallow left turn that the pilot was unable to counteract. The pilot reportedly moved the yoke to the left and right without any effect on the left bank angle. The airplane continued the unintended left turn with an increasingly steeper bank angle for three complete turns. The passenger reported that the airplane's pitch was vertically nose-down at the completion of the third turn, at which time the airplane impacted trees and terrain. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the pilot, age 64, held a private pilot certificate with a single engine land airplane rating. His last aviation medical examination was completed on December 27, 2005, when he was issued a third-class medical certificate with the limitation "holder shall
Probable cause
The failure of the aileron cable eye splice during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident were improper installation and service of the crimped cable sleeve, which rendered the airplane uncontrollable.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
