40.3124° N, 79.3826° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 3, 1987 · 02:35 local
Place
Latrobe, PA
Airport
Westmoreland County
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ESMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N790CA
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B25
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,100 total350 in this make and model200 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.
Vibration felt in rudder pedals on descent. Diverted. Rudder trim tab assembly was cracked at trim actuator bracket
As the FAA filed it
VIBRATION FELT IN RUDDER PEDALS ON DESCENT. DIVERTED. RUDDER TRIM TAB ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED AT TRIM ACTUATOR BRACKET