ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323611
Date: | Sunday 12 December 1999 |
Time: | 16:35 |
Type: | IAI 1124A Westwind II |
Owner/operator: | Panda Leasing |
Registration: | N50PL |
MSN: | 338 |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5035 hours |
Engine model: | Garrett TFE731-3-1G |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Gouldsboro, PA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Seattle-Boeing Field International Airport, WA (BFI/KBFI) |
Destination airport: | Teterboro Airport, NJ (TEB/KTEB) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Improper assembly of the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator unit caused the stabilizer to become disconnected from the actuator as the crew trimmed nose down on descent. Struck treetops and impacted the ground in a wooded area.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The improper assembly of the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator unit by maintenance personnel. "
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC00MA048 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
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