Accident · 2005-06-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-06-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- CGS Aviation Hawk Two Place Arrow (NUNREG)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- JOHN EDWARD JONES Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- John T. Walton
Probable cause
The loss of airplane pitch control resulting from the pilot/owner's improper reinstallation of the rear locking collar on the elevator control torque tube, which allowed the torque tube to move rearward during flight and loosen the elevator control cable tension.
Source: NTSB case DEN05FA100Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.