Accident · 2003-08-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-08-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Beech 1900D (N240CJ)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- COLGAN AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Colgan Air Inc.
Probable cause
The improper replacement of the forward elevator trim cable, and subsequent inadequate functional check of the maintenance performed, which resulted in a reversal of the elevator trim system and a loss of control in-flight. Factors were the flightcrew's failure to follow the checklist procedures, and the aircraft manufacturer's erroneous depiction of the elevator trim drum in the maintenance manual.
Source: NTSB case NYC03MA183Flight 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.