# Incident 19960602021889I: Stbros SD360, Miami, FL, June 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1996, 13:12 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GUUA
- Location: 25.8199° N, 80.2999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8199&lon=-80.2999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N826BE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD360
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96IA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96IA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960602021889I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKE OFF OR CLIMB OUT, PILOT NOTED HE LOST CONTROL OF ELEVATOR TRIM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM HAD BROKEN TRIM CABLE NEXT TO PULLEY WHERE CABLE CHANGES DIRECTION 45 DEGREES. SDR SUBMITTED.

## 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 MIA96IA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96IA146), Jun 2, 1996: Short Brothers SD3-60 (N826BE), Miami, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of a segment of the elevator trim cable.

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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