# NTSB Accident ERA19FA201
> **Beech E55** · 2019-06-27 · Hope Mills, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA201
- **Event ID:** 20190628X04252
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-06-27
- **Location:** Hope Mills, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.955001, -78.917778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** E55
- **Registration:** N664AR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to disengage an uncommanded nose-down pitch input. Contributing to the accident was improper maintenance of the pitch trim servo, which would have precluded a physical override of the pitch servo.

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