# Incident 19871216080549I: Beech 58P, Pittsburgh, PA, December 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6759P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520WB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 723 total, 78 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871216080549I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO TRIM AIRCRAFT ON CLIMB. VECTORED BACK TO AIRPORT. FOUND SHORTED TRANSISTORS IN ELEVATOR PITCH TRIM SERVO.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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