# Incident 19880126071409I: Beech 1900C, Philadelphia, PA, January 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AAGA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818BE-1996-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A65B
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88IA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880126071409I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LEVEL AT CRUISE ALTITUDE DUE TO JAMMED ELEVATORS. MADE NO FLAP LANDING. FOUND SHOP RAG JAMMED IN PULLEY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC88IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88IA078), Jan 26, 1988: Beech 1900C (N818BE), Philadelphia, PA, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N818BE (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900914049809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900914049809I), Sep 14, 1990: Beech 1900C (N818BE), Du Bois, PA. NR2 engine fire warning. Diverted for landing. Outboard intake de-ice tube disconnected. Defective fire loop.
- [Incident 19891207063899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891207063899I), Dec 7, 1989: Beech 1900C (N818BE), Albany, NY. Unable to control RPM on right engine. Shut down and flew to destination. Beta teleflex cable out of rig.

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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