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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Holland Accident

Flying Magazine

The rudder was intact, although the bottom of the control was crushed. The weather at the time of the accident was reported as visual meteorological conditions (VMC). The empennage was intact and the left elevator was fractured off the outer hinge at the upper bracket that connected to the fuselage.