BOONVILLE, MO, USA
N5270X
CHAMPION 7KCAB
THE ACFT CRASHED IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE DURING AN AEROBATIC TRAINING FLT. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF STRETCH ON THE SEAT BELTS OF BOTH SEATS. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT'S BODY WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE; HOWEVER, THE PRIVATE PLT'S BODY WAS FOUND ABOUT 900 FT EAST OF THE WRECKAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE PRIVATE PLT'S PARACHUTE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF IMPACT DAMAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE CABLE BETWEEN THE RIGHT REAR RUDDER PEDAL & THE RUDDER WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED AT THE PEDAL END. THE END OF THE CABLE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE NICOPRESS SLEEVE. THE SLEEVE WAS TESTED WITH ATERMINAL GAUGE & THE COMPRESSED PORTION OF THE SLEEVE WOULD NOT ENTER THE GAUGE. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE CABLEDISCONNECTED PRIOR TO OR DURING THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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