# NTSB Accident ERA14MA060
> **FAIRCHILD SA227-AC** · 2013-12-03 · La Alianza, PR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14MA060
- **Event ID:** 20131203X94343
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-12-03
- **Location:** La Alianza, PR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.384445, -66.588333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FAIRCHILD
- **Model:** SA227-AC
- **Registration:** N831BC
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew's excessive elevator input during a rapid descent under night lighting conditions, which resulted in the overstress and breakup of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was an initial loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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