35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 16, 1983 · 10:00 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4672N
Reported as
Cessna 414A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520NB
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Runaway trim. Landed. Disconnected autopilot and took off. Condition repeated. Actuator failed. Wrinkled elevator.
As the FAA filed it
RUNAWAY TRIM. LANDED. DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT AND TOOK OFF. CONDITION REPEATED. ACTUATOR FAILED. WRINKLED ELEVATOR.