Incident · 1998-02-24

NTSB case LAX98IA097 · Beech BE99 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1998-02-24
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Beech BE99 (N20FW)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Ameriflight, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERIFLIGHT, INC.

Probable cause

Water accumulation in the tail section of the aircraft that froze around the elevator control cables which restricted the movement of the elevator. Contributing factors were the accumulation of debris in the limbers and drain hole for the affected area. A finding was the fact that this area cannot be easily inspected by the pilot due to the need for hand tools to gain visual access.

Source: NTSB case LAX98IA097

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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