# Incident 20070816016519I: Piper PA44180, New Bern, NC, August 16, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2007, 18:30 local time
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TDES
- Location: 35.0731° N, 77.0431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0731&lon=-77.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30521, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30521) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07IA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07IA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070816016519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STABILATOR CONTROL CABLE BROKE IN FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC07IA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07IA194), Aug 16, 2007: Piper PA-44-180 (N30521), New Bern, NC, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A failure of the stabilator control cable turnbuckle terminal fitting due to corrosion. Contributing to the accident were the mechanic's inadequate annual inspection, and the aircraft manufacturer's…

## Other reports on N30521 (2)

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

- [Incident 20180503004569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180503004569I), May 3, 2018: Piper PA-44-180 (N30521), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. Pilot stated during landing on runway 28 at Hampton Roads executive (pvg), a deer, traveling from left to right, struck the aircraft's left wing and left…
- [Incident 20010302007039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010302007039I), Mar 2, 2001: Piper PA44180 (N30521), New Bern, NC, Minor damage. (-23)The aircraft had just undergone an annual inpsection at the pgv airport. The pilot and his passenger were picking the airplane up after that maintenance…

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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