A problem with the pitch trim control system may have played a part in the fatal Sept. 4 crash of a De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Otter into Mutiny Bay off the coast of Whidbey Island, Washington, U.S., the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says. The crash killed the pilot and all nine passengers.
Pitch Trim Issue Possibly Linked to DHC-3 Crash
The NTSB says the airplane’s horizontal stabilizer actuator had separated.