19800706081429I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · Richmond, VA · July 6, 1980

Date
July 6, 1980 · 19:35 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Byrd International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N4622G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80IA069
Reported as
Cessna 402B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot had to use extreme force to maintain pitch control. Elevator trim actuator had failed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO MAINTAIN PITCH CONTROL. ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.