Amateur-built FOCKE-WULF 190 accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, June 8, 1994
On June 8, 1994 at about 3:30 pm local time, a amateur-built FOCKE-WULF 190, registered N25074, was destroyed in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
IMPROPER BALANCING OF THE AILERONS RESULTING IN AILERON FLUTTER.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 8, 1994 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Salt Lake City, Utah · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built FOCKE-WULF 190 FOCKE-WULF
- Registration
- N25074 · no longer on the register · serial 75
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AT THE START OF AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER, THE WINGS WERE OBSERVED FLUTTERING JUST PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT WING. DURING THE POST CRASH INSPECTION, EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE AILERON FLUTTER. THE AILERONS WERE ALSO FOUND TO BE OUT OF BALANCE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 700 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 28, 1993
- Maximum gross weight: 850 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:50 pm from SLC, 19 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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