Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON incident near Shreveport, Louisiana, December 12, 2014
On December 12, 2014 at about 3:00 am local time, a 1974 Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON, registered N827AA, was involved in an incident during approach (IFR final approach) near Shreveport, Louisiana (Shreveport Regional Airport). It was flown under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A short in the trim system’s wires and connector, which resulted in the elevator trim being in a full nose-down position.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 12, 2014 · about 3:00 am local time
- Place
- Shreveport, Louisiana · Shreveport Regional Airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON, built 1974 · all FAN JET FALCONs on the register
- Registration
- N827AA · no longer on the register · serial 298
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the operator, during the visual approach, the copilot needed to use "more aft pressure than normal" while descending the airplane from 2,000 to 20 ft above ground level (agl). When the airplane was below 20 ft agl and in the landing flare, the yoke hit the aft stop. The flight crew subsequently landed the airplane without incident. After landing, the flight crew conducted a postflight examination, which revealed that the elevator trim was in the full nose-down position and that it could not be returned to the takeoff or neutral position. The flight crew pulled the circuit breaker and used the emergency trim to move the elevator trim to the takeoff position. After the trim circuit breaker was reengaged, the elevator trim moved back to the full nose-down position. Examination of the trim system found that a wire had shorted between two terminal junctions, which resulted in power at one of the terminal junctions regardless of the position of the trim switch on the captain's control. Further examination also found that the connector at another terminal junction had shorted. The wires and connectors were removed and replaced, and the trim anomaly was resolved.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Flight control sys malf/fail during approach (IFR final approach) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Flight control system › Elevator control system › Malfunction
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,083 hours in all; 674 in this make and model; 111 in the last 90 days; 27 in the last 30 days; 1,988 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: August 14, 2014
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 709 hours in all; 165 in this make and model; 140 in the last 90 days; 52 in the last 30 days; 312 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: August 3, 2014
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 20,851.5 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, December 13, 2014
- Maximum gross weight: 28,660 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: General Electric CF700-2D (turbofan); 17,752 hours total
- Engine 2: General Electric CF700-2D (turbofan); 13,472 hours total
- Operator: USA Jet Airlines INC
The flight
- Departed from: CYHM Hamilton
- Destination: KSHV Shreveport LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 600 ft
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.27 inHg
- Observation at 2:53 am from KDTN, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 |
Other NTSB records under N827AA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN15IA085.