Aircraft accident report loss of pitch control during takeoff air midwest flight 5481 raytheon beechcraft 1900d n233yv charlotte north carolina january 8 2003 ntsb aar 04 01 pb2004 910401 national transportation safety board notation 7545b 490 lenfant plaza sw adopted february 26 2004 washington dc 20594 e p l u r ib us num n a t i o n a l t r a s p o r t a t i o n a b o r d s f . Aircraft accident report loss of pitch control during takeoff air midwest flight 5481 raytheon beechcraft 1900d n233yv charlotte north carolina january 8 2003 ntsb aar 04 01 pb2004 910401 national transportation safety board notation 7545b 490 ltmenfant plaza sw adopted february 26 2004 washington dc 20594 e p l u r ib us num n a t i o n a l t r a s p o r t a t i o n a b o r d s f . Determines that the probable cause of this accident was the airplanes loss of pitch control during takeoff the loss of pitch control resulted from the incorrect rigging of the elevator control system compounded by the airplanes aft center of gravity which was substantially aft of the certified aft limit contributing to the cause of the accident were. The accident was a loss of pitch control resulting from the disconnection of the right elevator control tab the disconnection was caused by the failure to properly secure and inspect the attachment bolt the safety issues discussed in this report include dc 8 elevator position indicator. Aircraft accident report loss of pitch control during takeoff dec 21 2020 posted by eiji yoshikawa ltd text id 6613de44 online pdf ebook epub library the incorrect rigging of the elevator control system compounded by the airplanes aft center of gravity which was substantially aft of the certified aft limit contributing to the