# Accident 19890802031609A: Beech S35, Linden, MI, August 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Linden, MI
- Airport: Prices Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8103° N, 83.7795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8103&lon=-83.7795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7972K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7972K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 993 total, 138 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802031609A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO BINDING OF ELEVATOR CONTROLS REPORTED BY PILOT. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 CHI89LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA158), Aug 2, 1989: Beech S35 (N7972K), Lindon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE RESTRICTED MOVEMENT OF THE RUDDERVATOR CONTROL DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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