N972NA - Aircraft Aircraft Registration

Aircraft Description

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Type Registration

Unknown

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Registered Owner

The registered owner has requested to keep this data private under Title 49 of the United States Code, Section 44114.

Powerplant & Avionics

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Mode S Code (Hex)

ad8c40

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Nov 6, 1990	MIA91IA022	Unknown	None	THE IMPROPER USE OF AILERON TRIM AND THE IMPROPER PREPARATION FOR AUTO PILOT DISCONNECT BY THE FLIGHT CREW COMBINED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCES APPLIED BY THE AILERON TRIM SYSTEM RESULTING IN A DEPARTURE FROM CONTROLLED FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE INCIDENT WERE INADEQUATE AND MISLEADING AUTOPILOT WARNINGS, LACK OF CONSPICUITY OF THE AILERON TRIM INDICATOR, LACK OF FAA REGULATION GOVERNING CONTROL AUTHORITY IN MISTRIM CONDITIONS, AUTOPILOT SYSTEM MASKING OF MISTRIM CONDITIONS, AND THE LACK OF FAA REQUIREMENT FOR RECURRENT PILOT TRAINING IN AUTOPILOT USE.

Nov 6, 1990MIA91IA022

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THE IMPROPER USE OF AILERON TRIM AND THE IMPROPER PREPARATION FOR AUTO PILOT DISCONNECT BY THE FLIGHT CREW COMBINED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCES APPLIED BY THE AILERON TRIM SYSTEM RESULTING IN A DEPARTURE FROM CONTROLLED FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE INCIDENT WERE INADEQUATE AND MISLEADING AUTOPILOT WARNINGS, LACK OF CONSPICUITY OF THE AILERON TRIM INDICATOR, LACK OF FAA REGULATION GOVERNING CONTROL AUTHORITY IN MISTRIM CONDITIONS, AUTOPILOT SYSTEM MASKING OF MISTRIM CONDITIONS, AND THE LACK OF FAA REQUIREMENT FOR RECURRENT PILOT TRAINING IN AUTOPILOT USE.

Additional Details

Registration

N972NA

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

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