# NTSB Accident IAD97LA044
> **Aerospatiale TB-20** · 1997-01-18 · UNIVERSITY PARK, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA044
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07307
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-18
- **Location:** UNIVERSITY PARK, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.800376, -77.859985
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** TB-20
- **Registration:** N2803A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inability to control the airplane due to a damaged/bent elevator control lever and resultant lack of elevator authority.

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