# Accident 19921215050289A: Beech STC18BEECH, Cleveland, OH, December 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1992, 09:12 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DSGA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N706M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N706M-1994-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC18BEECH
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,768 total, 91 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921215050289A

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR CONTROL BOLT AT BELLCRANK HAD CAME OFF. ELEVATOR CONTROL LOSS CAUSED PITCHUP AND STALL ON LIFTOFF.

## 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 NYC93FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA044), Dec 15, 1992: Beech 18T (N706M), Cleveland, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE ELEVATOR BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THE LACK OF PROPER INSPECTIONS BY A COMPANY CERTIFIED MECHANIC/INSPECTOR AND THE FAA CERTIFIED MECHANIC WITH INSPECTOR…

## Other reports on N706M (4)

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

- [Incident 19870520032709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870520032709I), May 20, 1987: Beech TC45J (N706M), Gainesville, GA, Minor damage. Attempts by pilot to lower gear for landing failed. Landed gear up. Improper emergency gear procedures used.
- [Accident 19860930049779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860930049779A), Sep 30, 1986: Beech TC45J (N706M), Laredo, TX, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed during takeoff roll. No evidence of progressive type failuer of trunion tube.
- [Incident 19860903051219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860903051219I), Sep 3, 1986: Beech STC18BEECH (N706M), Rochester, NY. Aircraft taxied past hold line at night before stopping.
- [Incident 19800114012229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800114012229I), Jan 14, 1980: Beech TC45J (N706M), VA. Failure of nav and comm equipment due to moisture.

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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