# Incident 19970509025029I: Stbros SD360, Miami, FL, May 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1997, 13:06 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GUUA
- Location: 25.8201° N, 80.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8201&lon=-80.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N263GA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD360
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A67R
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,117 total, 1,121 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97IA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97IA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970509025029I

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR TRIM FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. BURNED OFF FUEL. RETURNED. NOSE UP TRIM CABLE BROKE FROM FATIGUE.

## 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 MIA97IA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97IA160), May 9, 1997: Short Brothers SD3-60 (N263GA), Miami, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of a segment of the elevator trim cable system. A factor relating to the incident was: inadequate procedure for inspection of the cable system by the airplane manufacturer.

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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