Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A accident near Gouldsboro, PA
On December 12, 1999, an Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gouldsboro, PA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 12, 1999
- Place
- Gouldsboro, PA
- Aircraft
- Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.239°N, 75.450°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20301
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 12, 1999, about 1635 eastern standard time, an Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) 1124A, N50PL, was destroyed after impacting terrain near Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania. The two certificated airline transport pilots and a passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The flight departed from the Boeing Field/King County International Airport (BFI), Seattle, Washington, and proceeded eastbound, destined for the Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, New Jersey. After a 5-hour flight, the airplane began its descent to TEB. Air traffic control (ATC) instructed the flight crew to cross the Wilkes-Barre (LVZ) VOR at 18,000 feet, which the flight crew acknowledged. The flight was then instructed to cross the MUGZY intersection at 6,000 feet. The flight crew acknowledged the clearance, and no further transmissions were received from the airplane. Several witnesses stated that they observed the airplane before its impact. One witness, who was riding in the front passenger seat of her car heading southeast on Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania, stated that she saw an airplane in a near vertical climb level off, then begin a pattern of "twists, swoops, and turns." The witness also observed a fairly dark smoke trail but stated that it was "not a thick trail of smoke." Several other people in the same car thought that the airplane was performing acrobatic maneuvers. The witness added that the airplane's
Probable cause
The improper assembly of the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator unit by maintenance personnel.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
