# Incident 19890215013639I: Beech B200, Burlington, VT, February 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1989, 17:20 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Burlington International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VANA
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B200
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89IA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89IA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890215013639I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL TO THE ELEVATOR DURING CLIMB OUT. RETURNED. FOUND HINGES AND CONTROL ROD ENDS FROZEN.

## 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 NYC89IA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89IA084), Feb 15, 1989: Beech 200 (N123D), Burlington, VT, incident, no damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A FROZEN ELEVATOR SURFACE.

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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