May 14, 2004
Accident
Substantial Louisburg, NC
Injuries1 fatal, 1 minor
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR PUBU
Probable Cause
Fatigue failure of the tailboom saddle fitting which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. Also causal was inadequate maintenance due to non-compliance to an airworthiness directive requiring inspection of the saddle fitting. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of proper certification.
NTSB ATL04TA116