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left stabilator
Coverage of left stabilator in the Nexus archive.
- NTSB: Piece of plane fell off after hitting tree, irrigation pipe before deadly crash in Middle TN
The NTSB's preliminary report on a fatal plane crash in Warren County, Tennessee, indicates the aircraft struck a tree, an irrigation pipe, and sustained left stabilator damage before crashing into a corn field, killing two brothers. The pilot’s wife recorded the takeoff, and witnesses reported erratic flight behavior and engine sounds prior to impact.