Incident · 1997-05-09

NTSB case MIA97IA160 · Short Brothers SD3-60 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-05-09
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Short Brothers SD3-60 (N263GA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: GULFSTREAM INT'L AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): GULFSTREAM INT'L AIRLINES

Probable cause

fatigue failure of a segment of the elevator trim cable system. A factor relating to the incident was: inadequate procedure for inspection of the cable system by the airplane manufacturer.

Source: NTSB case MIA97IA160

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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