- Date
- October 20, 1971
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6912CLockheed 1049H
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164602
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4463 71/10/20 NR.MIAMI,FLA LOCKHEED 1049H CR- 0 0 3 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1155 N6912C PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 35, 7200 TOTAL HOURS, 930 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- L ELEV TRIM TAB ACTUATING MECHANISM FAILED.FREED TAB RESULTED IN FLUTTER AND DMG TO ELEV.LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6912C
- Reported as
- Lockheed 1049H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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