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.
Flight AAY436, aircraft N407NV an MD-83 was on takeoff roll, at approximately 120 KTS the nose started to come up, crew pushed yoke full forward and nose still wanted to come up, take off was aborted. Maintenance found the LH elevator power control boost cylinder rod end castellated nut had fallen off, allowing rodend to jam on structure,causing a forced nose up configuration.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT AAY436, AIRCRAFT N407NV AN MD-83 WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AT APPROXIMATELY 120 KTS THE NOSE STARTED TO COME UP, CREW PUSHED YOKE FULL FORWARD AND NOSE STILL WANTED TO COME UP, TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LH ELEVATOR POWER CONTROL BOOST CYLINDER ROD END CASTELLATED NUT HAD FALLEN OFF, ALLOWING RODEND TO JAM ON STRUCTURE,CAUSING A FORCED NOSE UP CONFIGURATION.