Short Brothers SD3-60 N826BE
2 June 1996 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 June 1996 at about 17:12 local time, a Short Brothers SD3-60 registered N826BE, operated by Gulfstream Int'l Airlines, Inc, was involved in an incident near Miami, Florida, United States. 35 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:12
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami International (MIA)
- Coordinates
- 25.8199, -80.2999
- Aircraft
- Short Brothers SD3-60
- Registration
- N826BE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Gulfstream Int'l Airlines, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Orlando
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA96IA146
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Probable cause
fatigue failure of a segment of the elevator trim cable.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The captain stated that the elevator trim worked fine during preflight inspection, and was set for takeoff. With the first officer flying the airplane after takeoff, while climbing through 300 feet, the elevator trim cable failed. The captain assisted the first officer, and the flight returned and landed uneventfully. Examination of the airplane revealed that an elevator trim cable failed due to fatigue about 18 inches forward of a turnbuckle and just aft of a pulley where a 45-degree change in direction occurred. The cable was required to be inspected every 1,460 days or 4,800 hours. At the time of the failure, the cable had accumulated 1,679.4 hours and 2,017 cycles, since last inspection 573 days earlier, and a total of 10,953.0 hours and 16,193 cycles, since new.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Short Brothers SD3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1996 | Short Brothers SD3-60-200 | San Juan | Executive Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1997 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1997 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Miami, Florida, United States | Gulfstream Int'l Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1995 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | St. Thomas | Executive Airlines Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1993 | Short Brothers SD3-60-200 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Pennsylvania Commuter | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1991 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Simmons Airlines/Am.eagle | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1996 | Cessna 150M | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1996 | Cessna 152 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1996 | Robinson R-22-BETA | Bunnell, Florida, United States | International Helicopter Acad. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1996 | Cessna 150F | Ocala, Florida, United States | TOM McGhee Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172N | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1996 | Enstrom F-28C | Defuniak Spring, Florida, United States | Robert D. Duda | Minor injuries | - |