I have seen things go terribly wrong on maiden before the plane even got started ! I will never forget seeing some new guy with a kit built trainer, he was filling up the glow fuel in his tank, his friend was helping him.. I wasn't really paying attention, I turned back a minute or two later, still messing with fuel, couple more minutes still messing with fuel.. thats when I noticed the fuel running out
THE BACK OF THE FUSELAGE ! It had the elevator pushrod straight out the back, and he had filled the fuselage up so far that it had came out the back of a trike gear trainer.....If I remember correctly the reciever and half the servos were soaked ...