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Incorrect Installation Contributed to Beech 1900D Crash

Steve Scott

Monday, October 13th, 2003

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Reversed installation of pitch trim may have resulted in the deaths of two pilots, prompting a note to operators warning that the maintenance manual was incorrect and highlighting once again the potential for deadly error on the maintenance floor. The case involves the Aug. 26 crash of a Raytheon Aircraft Corp. Beech 1900D twin turboprop near Yarmouth, Mass. Shortly before plummeting steeply into the water, the pilots reportedly radioed a pitch trim problem. The Colgan Air aircraft had just come…

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