Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 April 1972
Aircraft Type: Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-300
Owner/operator: Viking International Air Freight
Registration Number: N725R
Location: near La Crosse Municipal Airport, WI (LSE) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Wing flap control rodWing flap control rod
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A flap control rod overloaded, leading to the loss of control of the Skyvan. This resulted in a crash out of control.A flap control rod overloaded, leading to the loss of control of the Skyvan. This resulted in a crash out of control.
Description
An overload caused the failure of a flap control rod. The Skyvan crashed out of control. PROBABLE CAUSE: systems – flight control systems: wing flap control system hydraulic miscellaneous acts,conditions – overload failure miscellaneous acts,conditions – asymetrical flaps
Primary Cause
Systems – Flight control systems: wing flap control system, hydraulic systems, miscellaneous acts, conditions – overload failure, conditions – asymmetric flapsSystems – Flight control systems: wing flap control system, hydraulic systems, miscellaneous acts, conditions – overload failure, conditions – asymmetric flapsShare on:
