- Date
- May 10, 1970
- Place
- Morro Bay, CA · MORRO BAY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9399YBeech B95A
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127725
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1535 70/5/10 NR.MORRO BAY,CALIF BEECH B95A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 3521 TIME - 1420 N9399Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA YNEZ,CALIF SAN JOSE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- L ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATING ARM FAILED,CAUSED FAILURE IN L ELEVATOR TO ACTUATING ARM CASTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9399Y
- Reported as
- Beech B95A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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