Dassault DA-20 N617GA

Summary

On 12 May 1998 at about 06:50 local time, a Dassault DA-20 registered N617GA was involved in an accident near Monroe, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 May 1998 at 06:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Monroe, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Monroe Custer (TTF)

Coordinates

41.9591, -83.4299

Aircraft

Dassault DA-20

Registration

N617GA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Wilmington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI98LA151

Nobody was injured.

the pilot-in-command's inability to rotate during takeoff due to restricted movement of the elevator controls for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot-in-command reported that the flight controls were free during the preflight and before takeoff checks. He stated the applied power to takeoff and at Vr (125 knots) when he went to pull back on the yoke, it would not move. He stated he tried to pull back three times to no avail. The takeoff was aborted and the airplane traveled off the end of the runway into a field. Examination of the airplane failed to reveal any failure/malfunction which would have prevented normal operation of the flight controls.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.