No fatalities
BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C11 accident at Hibbing, MN, 23 Nov 2025
On November 23, 2025, a BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C11 operated by United Express was involved in an aviation accident near Hibbing, MN. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The elevator control restriction was caused by the failure of an elevator autopilot servo control cable which failed due to cyclic fatigue. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 17 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The elevator control restriction was caused by the failure of an elevator autopilot servo control cable which failed due to cyclic fatigue. The slack in the cable wrapped around the servo mount in such a way that it interfered with the rotation of the servo mount. The servo mount remained connected to the aft side of the elevator control quadrant by the intact aft cables. This condition resulted in the limited rotation of the elevator control quadrant in one direction.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Fatigue/wear/corrosion