41.5340° N, 93.6631° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 14, 1987 · 06:50 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Des Moines International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CMCA
Aircraft
N215MA
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,100 total1,400 in this make and model189 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.
Hard vibration in rudder pedals with yaw. Returned. Found jammed rudder trim tab with actuator bolt missing.
As the FAA filed it
HARD VIBRATION IN RUDDER PEDALS WITH YAW. RETURNED. FOUND JAMMED RUDDER TRIM TAB WITH ACTUATOR BOLT MISSING.