# Incident 19951126045249I: Cessna P210N, Crafton, ND, November 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1995
- Place: Crafton, ND
- Airport: Grafton Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N210BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951126045249I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ELEVATOR TRIM STUCK IN TAKEOFF POSITION WHEN DEPARTING LEWISTON, MONTANA. PILOT EXPERIENCED ELEVATOR CONTROL PROBLEMS AND DIVERTED TO VFR CONDITIONS, ULTIMATELY LANDING AT GRAND FORKS, ND. THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN THAT REPAIRED THE DISCREPANCY SUBMITTED AN FAA FORM 8010-4 (M OR D). HE REPORTED THAT THE ELEVATOR ACTUATOR (CESSNA PART #1263238-2) HAD FROZEN IN FLIGHT AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. AFTER WARNING IT OPERATED BUT WAS STICKY. TRIM ACTUATOR WAS CRACKED AND DIRTY. IT APPEARED THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED PER CESSNA SERVICE INSTRUCTION. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDS THAT THE ACTUATOR BE MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS PER THE CESSNA SERVICE MANUAL.

## Other reports on N210BG (2)

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

- [Accident 20180509016949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180509016949A), May 9, 2018: Cessna P210N (N210BG), Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. On may 9, 2018 at approximately 1400 hours, N210BG, a Cessna 210 aircraft, was en route from nervino/beckwourth (A02) to visalia municipal airport (vis).…
- [Accident 19961217040659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961217040659A), Dec 17, 1996: Cessna P210N (N210BG), Muskogee, OK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route at night at FL100 cruise. Crash landed on airport. Failed lean properly. (-23) leif langbakk had been hired to fly N210BG to little…

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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