Accident · 2001-02-25

NTSB case LAX01LA105 · Embraer EMB-120 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2001-02-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120 (N288SW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

moisture contamination of the elevator trim actuators, which allowed the units to freeze at altitude resulting in an abrupt pitch change when the units thawed at lower altitudes.

Source: NTSB case LAX01LA105

Flight 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.

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