The overrun accident experienced by an Ameristar MD83 plane, which was carrying the Michigan men's basketball team, may have occurred because of an elevator malfunction. Ameristar The National ...

US investigators have determined that localised air turbulence damaged the elevator of a parked Boeing MD-83 to the extent that it jammed when the aircraft attempted to take off from a Michigan ...

A jammed elevator appears to have contributed to the March runway overrun of an Ameristar Air Cargo Boeing MD-83 in Michigan, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. A linkage to the ...

The National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report of an MD-83 overrun accident a few weeks ago in Ypsilanti, Michigan, uncovered a mechanical problem with the right elevator of the charter ...