Incident · 1993-08-30
What the record says
- Event date
- 1993-08-30
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- FAIRCHILD SA-227-AC (N446MA)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- MESABA AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- MESABA AVIATION, INC.
Probable cause
the fractured aileron cable and other maintenance personnel's inadequate maintenance/adjustment.
Source: NTSB case CHI93IA382Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.