# NTSB Incident DCA08IA019
> **EMBRAER 145** · 2007-12-17 · Jamaica, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA08IA019
- **Event ID:** 20081003X62958
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2007-12-17
- **Location:** Jamaica, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.650119, -73.790252
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 53
- **Total aboard:** 53
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EMBRAER
- **Model:** 145
- **Registration:** N272SK
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of the elevator control rods due to exposure to high winds while the aircraft was parked overnight.  Contributing to this incident was the failure of the existing airworthiness directive to adequately detect this discrepancy given the known deficiency with the mechanical gust lock design.

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