29.5340° N, 98.4691° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 13, 1997 · 09:28 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IBUA
Aircraft
N6796R
Reported as
Cessna 421C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,812 total1,812 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft pitched down at rotation. Aborted. Overran runway. Found elevator cables were crossed. Not airworthy.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AT ROTATION. ABORTED. OVERRAN RUNWAY. FOUND ELEVATOR CABLES WERE CROSSED. NOT AIRWORTHY.