Incident Overview
Description
The Lockheed Learstar lost control in a thunderstorm. Both wings and the horizontal and vertical stabilizers separated in flight. The aircraft’s gyro had rust and corrosion. Pilot in command was Carl Boy, one of the founders of Carolina Aircraft Corp. PROBABLEÿCAUSE(S): pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿcontinuedÿVFRÿflightÿintoÿadverseÿweatherÿconditions pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿexceededÿdesignedÿstressÿlimitsÿofÿaircraft miscellaneousÿacts,conditionsÿ-ÿoverloadÿfailure weatherÿ-ÿthunderstormÿactivity weatherÿ-ÿturbulence,ÿassociatedÿwith cloudsÿand/orÿthunderstorms miscellaneousÿacts,conditionsÿ-ÿseparationÿinÿflight instruments/equipmentÿandÿaccessoriesÿ-ÿflightÿandÿnavigationÿinstruments:ÿother miscellaneousÿacts,conditionsÿ-ÿcorroded/corrosion personnelÿ-ÿmaintenance,servicing,inspection:ÿinadequateÿmaintenanceÿandÿinspection weatherÿbriefingÿ-ÿbriefedÿbyÿflightÿserviceÿpersonnel,ÿbyÿphone weatherÿforecastÿ-ÿforecastÿsubstantiallyÿcorrect
Primary Cause
Pilot in command-continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditionsPilot in command-continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditionsShare on:
