NTSB Identification: IAD7LFLJ09
14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation
Aircraft: WOODS WT-17, registration: N17WT
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2267   75/9/5    HOLLY SPRINGS,NC    WOODS WT-17         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 5500
        TIME - 1715                    N17WT               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLY SPRINGS,NC            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- LEFT AILERON CAME OFF INFLIGHT.ALL THREE HINGES HAD BEEN TORN FM MAIN SPAR ATTACHMENT.
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