Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Colorado Spgs, CO
38.833882°N, 104.821363°W |
Tail number | N999UA |
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Accident date | 03 Mar 1991 |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-291 |
Additional details: | None |
A loss of control of the airplane resulting from the movement of the rudder surface to its blowdown limit. The rudder surface most likely deflected in a direction opposite to that commanded by the pilots as a result of a jam of the main rudder power control unit servo valve secondary slide to the servo valve housing offset from its neutral position and overtravel of the primary slide.