Beechcraft 1900C N818BE

Summary

On 26 January 1988 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft 1900C registered N818BE, operated by Business Express, was involved in an incident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 14 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 January 1988 at 23:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 1900C

Registration

N818BE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Business Express

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Philadelphia → Windsor Locks

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC88IA078

Nobody was injured.

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 BEECH 1900C TOOK OFF ON A SCHEDULED COMMUTER FLT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT AT 5000 FT, THE CO-PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PUSH THE CONTROL WHEEL FORWARD FAR ENOUGH TO LEVEL OFF. BY REDUCING POWER, THE CREW WAS ABLE TO COMPENSATE. THE CREW SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED FOR A NORMAL LANDING AND ALL OCCUPANTS DEPLANNED NORMALLY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCLOSED THAT A SHOP RAG HAD BECOME JAMMED IN THE ELEVATOR CONTROL PULLEY UNDER THE PILOTS SEAT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR 21 HOURS SINCE THE LAST INSPECTION WHERE THE FLOOR PLATES IN THE COCKPIT WERE OPENED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.