# Incident 19790427100579I: Cessna 402B, Houston, TX, April 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1979, 16:20 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5855M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5855M-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,804 total, 68 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427100579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL MOMENTARILY DUE TO ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATOR FAILURE.

## Other reports on N5855M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910816034629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816034629A), Aug 16, 1991: Cessna 402B (N5855M), Kathleen, GA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Loss of control and spiral dive to impact indicated. No multi engine rating,newly purchased. Refused more checkout.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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