Accident · 1991-08-24

NTSB case LAX91LA375 · BEIERLE THUNDER GULL J · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-08-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: BEIERLE THUNDER GULL J (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: MARK BEIERLE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MARK BEIERLE

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE WING SPAR WHEN THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE WAS EXCEEDED BY THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN INADEQUATE AIRFRAME DESIGN AND AN ABRUPT MOVEMENT OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PILOT.

Source: NTSB case LAX91LA375

Flight 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.

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