39.9523° N, 75.1638° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 3, 1980 · 07:45 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PCAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N115CA
Reported as
Beech 99
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,600 total1,067 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.
Elevator control seemed less responsive on approach. Found broken elevator control horn.
As the FAA filed it
ELEVATOR CONTROL SEEMED LESS RESPONSIVE ON APPROACH. FOUND BROKEN ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN.