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SEA82DA147

1982-08-20 · YAKIMA, Washington, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport YKM

Current FAA registration · N4170C

Make / Model
MAULE BEE DEE M-4
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19630116
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4F07C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST AS HE BECAME AIRBORNE, AN UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT ROLL DEVELOPED. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AILERON BALANCE AND CONTROL CABLES WERE REVERSED TO THE AILERON HORNS DURING RECENT REBUILDING OF THE AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_SEA82DA147.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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