39.6432° N, 106.8213° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 26, 1985 · 17:16 local
Place
Eagle, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N311FR
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total400 in this make and model35 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 bound up on horizontal stabilizer in flight. Autopilot tried to override. Damage prior to flight.
As the FAA filed it
ELEVATOR BOUND UP ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IN FLIGHT. AUTOPILOT TRIED TO OVERRIDE. DAMAGE PRIOR TO FLIGHT.