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Fairchild SA-227-TT N2GL

13 June 1984 · Pontiac, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 June 1984 at about 15:20 local time, a Fairchild SA-227-TT registered N2GL was involved in an incident near Pontiac, Michigan, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:20
Classification
Incident
Location
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Fairchild SA-227-TT
Registration
N2GL
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Executive/Corporate
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Janesville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI84IA252

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
9 0 0 0 9

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCREW NOTICED A 'NOSE UP' PITCH CHANGE DURING DESCENT AT ABOUT THE TIME THEY WERE LEVELING TO SLOW FOR THE ARPT PATTERN & TRAFFIC. THE PLT REPORTED THAT FULL FORWARD YOKE PRESSURE WAS REQUIRED TO STOP THE NOSE UP CONDITION. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE OCCURRENCE WAS CAUSED BY A WORN HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM ACTUATOR, P/N DL5040M2-4.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Fairchild SA-227 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
1 Jul 1986 Fairchild SA-227
N243DH
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States DHL Air Inc. No injuries -
7 Apr 1987 Fairchild SA-227
N26863
Springfield, Missouri, United States Resort Air, Inc. No injuries -
26 Aug 1988 Fairchild SA-227-AC
N2683B
Sacramento, California, United States Wings West Minor injuries -
23 Jan 1989 Fairchild SA-227-AC
N386PH
Seattle, Washington, United States Horizon Air No injuries -
22 Sep 1990 Fairchild SA 227
N619AV
Morrisville, North Carolina, United States AMR Eagle, Inc No injuries -
18 Sep 1992 Fairchild SA-227-AC
N2183A
San Antonio, Texas, United States Fairchild Aircraft Inc. No injuries -

All 17 records for this type

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