# NTSB Accident LAX01LA105
> **Embraer EMB-120** · 2001-02-26 · MONTEREY, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA105
- **Event ID:** 20010307X00558
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-02-26
- **Location:** MONTEREY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.416667, -121.833335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 32
- **Total aboard:** 33
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Embraer
- **Model:** EMB-120
- **Registration:** N288SW
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

moisture contamination of the elevator trim actuators, which allowed the units to freeze at altitude resulting in an abrupt pitch change when the units thawed at lower altitudes.

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