# Incident 19990118010449I: Beech E90, Albuquerque, NM, January 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1999, 12:10 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GNLA
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16NM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 65 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99IA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99IA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990118010449I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 18,1999, APPROXIMATLEY 1210 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, BEECH E90, N16NM, BEING OPERATED BY SEVEN BAR FLYING SERVICE OF ALBEQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, WAS NOT DAMAGED WHEN THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE FAILED DURING INITIAL DESCENT INTO CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT, FLIGHT NURSE, AND PATIENT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE NONSCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER AIR TAXI FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN ALBURQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO,AT 112. THE AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT WAS TRANSPORTING A MALE INFANT IN AN INCUBATOR TO CLOVIS,NEW MEXICO. DURING THE DESCENT INTO CLOVIS, THE CONTROL YOKE MOVED TO THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE PILOT EASED BACK ON THE YOKE AND THE NOSE PITCHED UP. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL BY THE USE OF POWER AND ELEVATOR TRIM, AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO ALBEQUERQUE, WHERE AN UNEVENFUL LANDING WAS MADE.

## 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 DEN99IA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99IA033), Jan 18, 1999: Beech E90 (N16NM), Clovis, NM, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Total failure of the elevator control cable due to a short circuit from chafing against an adjoining electrical cable, and failure of maintenance personnel to detect the problem during an AAIP phase…

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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