# Incident 19950112008339I: Beech 1900D, Williston, ND, January 12, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1995, 12:20 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Airport: Wright Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GLBA
- Location: 48.1881° N, 103.6200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Wright Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1881&lon=-103.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118UX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A67A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,180 total, 280 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95IA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950112008339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING DESCENT INTO WILLISTON AIRPORT (ISN), ND THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE NOSE DOWN TRIM BY USE OF ELECTRICAL TRIM AND MANUAL TRIM, WITH NO SUCCESS. NOSE UP PITCH WAS GAINED BY BOTH PILOT PULLING ON CONTROLS TO OVERRIDE NOSE DOWN PITCH AND THE LOWERING OF THE FLAPS. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT WILLISTON AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A BROKEN NOSE UP ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE WAS FOUND AT THE TOP OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 CHI95IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95IA066), Jan 12, 1995: Beech 1900D (N118UX), Williston, ND, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the improper installation and inadequate quality assurance inspection of the elevator trim cable during original manufacture, which resulted in fraying and failure of the cable prior to the first…

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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