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FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · Columbia, SC · May 25, 1988

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Date
May 25, 1988 · 21:06 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Columbia Metropolitan
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EUUA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8493A
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA186
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total160 in this make and model
N8493ARegistration cancelled Aug 2, 1989 · Cessna 402BS/N 402B0236Airframe modelCessna 402B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Elevator control problem on climbout after long takeoff run. Crashed in trees. Elevator trim push rod bolt missing.

As the FAA filed it

ELEVATOR CONTROL PROBLEM ON CLIMBOUT AFTER LONG TAKEOFF RUN. CRASHED IN TREES. ELEVATOR TRIM PUSH ROD BOLT MISSING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL88FA186Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWest Columbia, SCThe airplane used about 1/2 of the 8,602 ft rwy for the t/o roll. After t/o it pitched nose-down briefly over the rwy during init climb. The plt radioed that he was having a problem with the elevator which required 'full back pressure' to keep the nose up,…May 26, 1988 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8493A · 3

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

Incident 19870626050709IFinal Approach-IFR · Columbia, SCSmoke from instrument panel noted. Found loose wire in the volt ampmeter circuit had shorted.Jun 26, 1987 · Minor damageIncident 19840114011439IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Monument Valley, UTSkidded off the snow covered runway on the landing roll. Collapsed the nose gear and bent both propellers.Jan 14, 1984 · Minor damageIncident 19810502052949IClimb · Mesa, AZLost engine on climbout. Unable to feather. Landed safely. Found broken crankshaft.May 2, 1981